An Introduction to Syntactic Theory

Moravcsik, Edith A.

ISBN 10: 0826489443 / ISBN 13: 9780826489449

Published by Bloomsbury 3PL 2006-06, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory
• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL 2006-06
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826489443
• ISBN 13: 9780826489449
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This textbook provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to syntactic theory.  The author shows how the diversity of syntactic theories, which at first seems confusing, can be approached by examining how each deals with conflicting data. This approach helps the student to understand how syntactic theories are related to each other, what they necessarily have in common, and in what ways they actually differ. Theories introduced here include Transformational Generative Grammar, Relational Grammar, Word Grammar, Functional Grammar, and Optimality Theory, amongst others.

An Introduction to Syntactic Theory will be essential reading for undergraduate students of linguistics, whether they are new to the subject or studying it at a more advanced level.

About the Author

Dr Edith A. Moravcsik is Professor of Foreign Language and Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.