Syntax (Paperback)

Robert Freidin

ISBN 10: 0521605784 / ISBN 13: 9780521605786

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012

Paperback. Syntax: Basic Concepts and Applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. Step by step it explains the fundamentals of phrase structure, movement and deletion. Well-placed exercises throughout reinforce and extend the concepts and analyses presented in the text, allowing readers to gain understanding of progressively complex issues at a comfortable pace. Much of the data comes from English, but crucial examples are also drawn from a range of other languages, including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Welsh and Greek. Syntax: Basic Concepts and Applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521605786

Riassunto:

A systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences.

Informazioni sull?autore: Robert A. Freidin is Professor, Program in Linguistics/Council of the Humanities at Princeton University.

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Titolo: Syntax (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new