Andrew Radford (University of Essex)

Minimalist Syntax

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Andrew Radford's latest textbook provides a concise, accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford leads students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analysis of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and "helpful hints." There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

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Andrew Radford's textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory. Assuming very little prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of phenomena in English syntax. Includes an extensive glossary, 'helpful hints', and exercises with model answers.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1034g
• ISBN-13: 9780521542746
• ISBN-10: 052154274X
• Artikelnr.: 12604152

Autorenporträt

Andrew Radford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Principles, parameters and universal grammar; 2. Categories and features; 3. Syntactic structure and merger; 4. Null constituents; 5. Head movement; 6. Wh-movement; 7. A-movement; 8. Case, agreement and movement; 9. Split projections; 10. Phases.