Paul R. Kroeger (Dallas Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics)

Analyzing Syntax

A Lexical-Functional Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a comprehensive and accessible 2004 textbook on syntactic analysis, designed for students of linguistics at advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Working within the 'Lexical Functional Grammar' (LFG) approach, it provides students with a framework for analyzing and describing grammatical structure, using extensive examples from both European and non-European languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780521016544
• ISBN-10: 0521016541
• Artikelnr.: 14999330

Autorenporträt

Paul R. Kroeger is Assistant Professor and Chairman at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Three aspects of syntactic structure; 2. Identifying constituents and categories; 3. Passives, applicatives, and the 'dative shift'; 4. Reflexives; 5. Control; 6. Pragmatic functions: topic and focus; 7. Filler-gap dependencies and relativization; 8. Causative constructions; 9. Serial verbs and related constructions; 10. 'Quirky case' and subjecthood; 11. Syntactic ergativity.