English Syntax (eBook, PDF)

Basic Facts and In-Depth Analyses

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of pivotal issues about syntactic analysis bridges the gap between two extremes: Quirk et al.’s classic, yet voluminous standard grammar The Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (CGEL, 1985) and slim booklets with sample solutions. Written for students and teachers alike, this textbook introduces basic concepts, deepens preexisting knowledge, prepares students for various exam contexts and provides hands-on teaching material. Each chapter provides theoretical explanations, which are immediately illustrated by numerous complete sample analyses of sentences taken both from the CGEL as well as from more recent British and American news articles. The final part of this textbook offers a comprehensive practice section for self-study using sentences which are divided into three levels of difficulty and come with model solutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: UTB GmbH
• Seitenzahl: 363
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838556550
• Artikelnr.: 71187366

Inhaltsangabe

Preface List of abbreviations (alphabetical order) List of abbreviations (structural order) 1 Basic Introduction and Syntactic Functions – Jenny Arendholz 1.1 Some Structural Facts and Layout Conventions 1.2 The Seven Syntactic Functions 1.3 Tricky Business: Oi vs. Oprep 2 The Internal Structure of Phrases – Jenny Arendholz 2.1 Characteristic Features of Phrases 2.2 The Noun Phrase (NP) 2.3 The Adjective Phrase (AdjP) and the Adverb Phrase (AdvP) 2.4 The Verb Phrase (VP) 2.5 The Prepositional Phrase (PP) 2.6 Tricky Business 2.6.1 Nouns in the Premodifier Slot of NPs 2.6.2 Embedding 2.6.3 Complementation 2.6.4 Complex Determinatives 3 Word Classes – Michaela Pitsch 3.1 Nouns 3.2 Adjectives and Adverbs 3.3 Adjectives vs. Adverbs 3.4 Pronouns and Determiners 3.5 Pronouns vs. Determiners 3.6 Prepositions and Conjunctions 3.7 Prepositions vs. Subordinating Conjunctions 3.8 Adverbs vs. Subordinating Conjunctions 3.9 Numerals 3.10 Words of Unique Function 3.11 Tricky Business 3.11.1 Some as an Adverb 3.11.2 Change of Word Class 4 The Verb – Sandra Neigefind 4.1 Distinction According to Word Class 4.1.1 Full Verbs 4.1.2 Modal Auxiliary Verbs 4.1.3 A Special Case of Modals: Catenative Verb Constructions 4.1.4 Primary Verbs 4.2 Copular Verbs 4.3 Multi-Word Verbs 4.3.1 Phrasal Verbs 4.3.2 Prepositional Verbs 4.3.3 Phrasal-Prepositional Verbs 4.3.4 Detection Rules 5 An Introduction to Complex Sentences – Hannah Jahner & Jenny Arendholz 5.1 Clauses vs. Phrases 5.2 Sentences and Clause Combinations 5.3 Subordinate Clauses 5.3.1 Nominal Clauses 5.3.2 Adverbial Clauses 5.4 Embedded Clauses 5.5 Summary: Syntactic Functions of Dependent Clauses 6 Finite Clauses – Jenny Arendholz & Michaela Pitsch 6.1 Adverbial Clauses 6.2 Wh-Clauses 6.3 That-Clauses 6.4 Attributive Relative Clauses 6.5 Nominal Relative Clauses 6.6 Sentential Relative Clauses 6.7 Comparative Clauses 6.8 Tricky Business: Is that Still a Problem? 7 Non-Finite Clauses and Verbless Clauses – Lioba Arnoldi 7.1 -ing-Participle Clauses 7.1.1 Subordinate -ing-Participle Clauses 7.1.2 Attributive -ing-Participle Clauses 7.2 -ed-Participle Clauses 7.2.1 Subordinate -ed-Participle Clauses 7.2.2 Attributive -ed-Participle Clauses 7.3 to-Infinitive Clauses 7.3.1 Subordinate to-Infinitive Clauses 7.3.2 Attributive to-Infinitive Clauses 7.4 Bare Infinitive Clauses 7.5 Verbless Clauses 7.6 Tricky Business 7.6.1 Catenative Verbs and Non-Finite Forms 7.6.2 Gradience in Non-Finite Clauses 8 Appositions – Franziska Kirchhoff 8.1 Definition and Terminology 8.2 Different Forms of Apposition 8.2.1 Phrasal Apposition 8.2.2 Clausal Apposition 8.3 Indicators of Apposition 8.4 Tricky Business 8.4.1 The Appositive of-Phrase 8.4.2 Distinguishing Apposition from Coordination 9 Coordination – Jenny Arendholz 9.1 Terminology and Basic Structures 9.2 Coordinators 9.3 Types of Coordination 9.4 The Analysis of Coordination 9.4.1 The Ellipsis Strategy 9.4.2 The Conjoint Strategy 9.4.3 The Shift Strategy 9.4.4 Detection Rules 10 Means of Emphasis and Other Deviating Sentence Patterns – Jenny Arendholz 10.1 Theme and Rheme 10.2 Fronting and Inversion 10.3 Cleft Sentences Proper and Pseudo-Cleft Sentences 10.4 Extraposition of Clausal Subjects and Objects 10.5 Existential Constructions 11 Practice Makes Perfect – Britta van den Berg & Jenny Arendholz 11.1 Easy Sentences 11.2 Moderate Sentences 11.4 Difficult Sentences References Primary Sources Secondary Sources Secondary Online Sources Index

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PrefaceList of abbreviations (alphabetical order)List of abbreviations (structural order)1 Basic Introduction and Syntactic Functions - Jenny Arendholz1.1 Some Structural Facts and Layout Conventions1.2 The Seven Syntactic Functions1.3 Tricky Business: Oi vs. Oprep2 The Internal Structure of Phrases - Jenny Arendholz2.1 Characteristic Features of Phrases2.2 The Noun Phrase (NP)2.3 The Adjective Phrase (AdjP) and the Adverb Phrase (AdvP)2.4 The Verb Phrase (VP)2.5 The Prepositional Phrase (PP)2.6 Tricky Business2.6.1 Nouns in the Premodifier Slot of NPs2.6.2 Embedding2.6.3 Complementation2.6.4 Complex Determinatives3 Word Classes - Michaela Pitsch3.1 Nouns3.2 Adjectives and Adverbs3.3 Adjectives vs. Adverbs3.4 Pronouns and Determiners3.5 Pronouns vs. Determiners3.6 Prepositions and Conjunctions3.7 Prepositions vs. Subordinating Conjunctions3.8 Adverbs vs. Subordinating Conjunctions3.9 Numerals3.10 Words of Unique Function3.11 Tricky Business3.11.1 Some as an Adverb3.11.2 Change of Word Class4 The Verb - Sandra Neigefind4.1 Distinction According to Word Class4.1.1 Full Verbs4.1.2 Modal Auxiliary Verbs4.1.3 A Special Case of Modals: Catenative Verb Constructions4.1.4 Primary Verbs4.2 Copular Verbs4.3 Multi-Word Verbs4.3.1 Phrasal Verbs4.3.2 Prepositional Verbs4.3.3 Phrasal-Prepositional Verbs4.3.4 Detection Rules5 An Introduction to Complex Sentences - Hannah Jahner & Jenny Arendholz5.1 Clauses vs. Phrases5.2 Sentences and Clause Combinations5.3 Subordinate Clauses5.3.1 Nominal Clauses5.3.2 Adverbial Clauses5.4 Embedded Clauses5.5 Summary: Syntactic Functions of Dependent Clauses6 Finite Clauses - Jenny Arendholz & Michaela Pitsch6.1 Adverbial Clauses6.2 Wh-Clauses6.3 That-Clauses6.4 Attributive Relative Clauses6.5 Nominal Relative Clauses6.6 Sentential Relative Clauses6.7 Comparative Clauses6.8 Tricky Business: Is that Still a Problem?7 Non-Finite Clauses and Verbless Clauses - Lioba Arnoldi7.1 -ing-Participle Clauses7.1.1 Subordinate -ing-Participle Clauses7.1.2 Attributive -ing-Participle Clauses7.2 -ed-Participle Clauses7.2.1 Subordinate -ed-Participle Clauses7.2.2 Attributive -ed-Participle Clauses7.3 to-Infinitive Clauses7.3.1 Subordinate to-Infinitive Clauses7.3.2 Attributive to-Infinitive Clauses7.4 Bare Infinitive Clauses7.5 Verbless Clauses7.6 Tricky Business7.6.1 Catenative Verbs and Non-Finite Forms7.6.2 Gradience in Non-Finite Clauses8 Appositions - Franziska Kirchhoff8.1 Definition and Terminology8.2 Different Forms of Apposition8.2.1 Phrasal Apposition8.2.2 Clausal Apposition8.3 Indicators of Apposition8.4 Tricky Business8.4.1 The Appositive of-Phrase8.4.2 Distinguishing Apposition from Coordination9 Coordination - Jenny Arendholz9.1 Terminology and Basic Structures9.2 Coordinators9.3 Types of Coordination9.4 The Analysis of Coordination9.4.1 The Ellipsis Strategy9.4.2 The Conjoint Strategy9.4.3 The Shift Strategy9.4.4 Detection Rules10 Means of Emphasis and Other Deviating Sentence Patterns - Jenny Arendholz10.1 Theme and Rheme10.2 Fronting and Inversion10.3 Cleft Sentences Proper and Pseudo-Cleft Sentences10.4 Extraposition of Clausal Subjects and Objects10.5 Existential Constructions11 Practice Makes Perfect - Britta van den Berg & Jenny Arendholz11.1 Easy Sentences11.2 Moderate Sentences11.4 Difficult SentencesReferencesPrimary SourcesSecondary SourcesSecondary Online SourcesIndex