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Modern Syntax: A Coursebook
Andrew Carnie
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Description for Modern Syntax: A Coursebook
paperback. This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 746. A Coursebook. 370 pages, illustrations. This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight: 746.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521682046
SKU
V9780521682046
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About Andrew Carnie
Andrew Carnie is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona, where he teaches syntactic theory and Celtic linguistics. His previous publications include Constituent Structure, Second Edition (2010), Irish Nouns (2008) and Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Second Edition (2006).
Reviews for Modern Syntax: A Coursebook
'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 ... Read more