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Analyzing Grammar

Analyzing Grammar

Analyzing Grammar

An Introduction
Author:
Paul R. Kroeger, Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas
Published:
June 2005
Availability:
Available
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9780521816229

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    Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), this book equips students with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises.

    • Draws on data from a wide range of non-European languages
    • Provides a glossary of technical terms
    • Data-analysis based exercises are included in every chapter

    Product details

    • Published: June 2005
    • Format: Hardback
    • ISBN: 9780521816229
    • Length: 384 pages
    • Dimensions: 254 × 180 × 30 mm
    • Weight: 0.9kg
    • Contains: 28 b/w illus. 47 exercises
    • Availability: Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Grammatical form
    • 2. Analyzing word structure
    • 3. Constituent structure
    • 4. Semantic roles and grammatical relations
    • 5. Lexical entries and well-formed clauses
    • 6. Noun phrases
    • 7. Case and agreement
    • 8. Noun classes and pronouns
    • 9. Tense, aspect and modality
    • 10. N on-verbal predicates
    • 11. Special sentences types
    • 12. Subordinate clauses
    • 13. Derivational morphology
    • 14. Valence-changing morphology
    • 15. Allomorphy
    • 16. Non-linear morphology
    • 17. Clitics.

    Author

    Paul R. Kroeger , Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas

    Paul R. Kroeger is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas.