Syntax Structure, Meaning, and Function

Valin Jr, Robert D. van & Randy J. LaPolla

ISBN 10: 0521495652 / ISBN 13: 9780521495653

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Text clean and tight; no dust jacket; Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics; 9.13 X 6.30 X 1.97 inches; 741 pages. Codice articolo 208088

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Titolo: Syntax Structure, Meaning, and Function

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press

Data di pubblicazione: 1998

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued

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Riassunto:

This book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. Offering an alternative to the standard generative view of the subject, it deals with the major issues in syntax with which all theories are concerned. It presents syntactic phenomena from a wide range of languages and introduces students to the major typological issues that syntactic theories must address. A generous number of exercises is included, which provide practice with the concepts introduced in the text and in addition expose the student to in-depth analysis of data from many languages. Each chapter contains suggestions for further reading which encompass work from many theoretical perspectives. A separate teaching guide is available.

Recensione:

'A seminal contribution to syntactic theory ... will serve as an essential reference for those interested in RRG and other functionally-oriented frameworks and an excellent textbook for more advanced courses in syntax or typology'. Language