Understanding Syntax (Understanding Language)

Tallerman, Maggie

ISBN 10: 0340810327 / ISBN 13: 9780340810323

Editore: Hodder Education Publishers, 2005

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Riassunto:

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it discusses and illustrates all the major terms and concepts essential to the study of sentence structure in the world's languages. 'Noun' and 'verb' are explained, and the properties of these categories are discussed. The reader discovers what a finite verb is, what 'first person singular' means and what relative clauses look like. Concepts such as 'subject', 'object', 'gender', 'case', and 'subordination' are introduced and exemplified. Initial illustration is from English, with extensive additional material from several other languages. 'Exotic' constructions not found in related European languages are fully covered, so that verb serialization, ergative languages and head-marking languages are all included.

This new edition has been updated and revised to meet the needs of today's students. Difficult points are given fuller explanation, a glossary of technical terms is included, and additional exercises have been introduced to enable students to consolidate what they have learnt.

Informazioni sull?autore: Maggie Tallerman is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.

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Titolo: Understanding Syntax (Understanding Language)
Casa editrice: Hodder Education Publishers
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: very_good
Edizione: seconda edizione