First edition of Chomsky's landmark first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with the added words, "Syntax is the study of the principle and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages Noam Chomsky." Near fine in wrappers. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A seminal book in the field of linguistics, Syntactic Structures laid the foundation for Chomsky's idea of transformational grammar. Listed by Time Magazine as one of best 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. Seller Inventory # 41018

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Title: Syntactic Structures.

Publisher: Mouton & Company, The Hague

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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