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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2012
      January 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511780738
      9780521863353
      9780521682046
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511780738
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.9kg, 370 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.74kg, 370 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Grammar and Syntax, Language and Linguistics
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    This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Each unit is constructed so that the reader discovers new ideas, formulates hypotheses and practises fundamentals. The reader is presented with short sections of explanation with examples, followed by practice exercises. Feedback and comment sections follow to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in syntax is assumed. Students move through all the key topics in the field including features, rules of combination and displacement, empty categories, and subcategorization. The theoretical perspective in this work is unique, drawing together the best ideas from three major syntactic frameworks (minimalism, HPSG and LFG). Students using this book will learn fundamentals in such a way that they can easily go on to pursue further study in any of these frameworks.

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    ‘An ideal point of entry into the complex and challenging science of natural language syntax. Highly recommended.'

    Cedric Boeckx - ICREA and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    ‘This is a daring introduction into syntax. Rather than telling students what syntactic theory looks like, it makes them do syntax. Rather than presenting them with a standard framework, it provides students with the tools and knowledge to pursue any of the major theories. This is a friendly and experienced guide to the rough terrain and breathtaking vistas of modern syntactic theory.’

    Ad Neeleman - Professor of Linguistics, University College London

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