This fast-track introduction to syntax assumes no prior knowledge of linguistic theory. It is designed for specialist undergraduates and for those coming to linguistics for the first time as graduates, including students in computational science, artificial intelligence, and psychology.
This fast-track introduction to syntax assumes no prior knowledge of linguistic theory. It is designed for specialist undergraduates and for those coming to linguistics for the first time as graduates, including students in computational science, artificial intelligence, and psychology.
David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the co-editor of Specifiers: Minimalist Perspective (OUP, 1999) and publishes widely in syntax and semantics. He is co-general editor of the series Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Core Concepts 2: Morphosyntactic Features 3: Constituency and Theta Roles 4: Representing Phrase Structure 5: Functional Categories I: TP 6: Subjects and Objects 7: Functional Categories II: the DP 8: Functional Categories III: CP 9: Wh Movement 10: Locality