Andrew Radford (University of Essex)

Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English

A Minimalist Approach
Herausgeber: Anderson, S. R.; Bresnan, J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Andrew Radford's textbook is written for students with little or no background in syntax, and introduces them to key concepts of Chomsky's minimalist programme (e.g. merger and movement, checking, economy and greed, split VPs, agreement projections), as well as providing detailed analysis of the syntax of a range of different construction types (e.g. interrogatives, negatives, passives, unaccusatives, complement clauses). Illustrative material is drawn from varieties of English (Standard English, Belfast English, Shakespearean English, Jamaican Creole and Child English). There is a substantial glossary and an extensive integral workbook section at the end of each chapter with helpful hints and model answers, which aim to get students to analyse phrases and sentences for themselves within a minimalist framework.

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This textbook on syntactic theory draws on Chomsky's minimalist programme. It covers the main topics, presents theoretical issues and discusses structural variation within English. There are extensive integral workbook sections with helpful hints and model answers and a substantial glossary.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• repr.
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 800g
• ISBN-13: 9780521477079
• ISBN-10: 0521477077
• Artikelnr.: 14995107

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Principles and parameters; 2. Categories and features; 3. Syntactic structure; 4. Empty categories; 5. Checking; 6. Head movement; 7. Operator movement; 8. A movement; 9. VP shells; 10. Agreement projections; Glossary and list of abbreviations; References; Index.

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Preface
1. Principles and parameters
2. Categories and features
3. Syntactic structure
4. Empty categories
5. Checking
6. Head movement
7. Operator movement
8. A movement
9. VP shells
10. Agreement projections
Glossary and list of abbreviations
References
Index.

Rezensionen

"...Andrew Radford's new book is so welcome. ...an easy and painless way for philosophers to bring themselves up to speed on developments in Chomsky's minimalist syntax.... ...the book very effectively presents the emerging consensus within minimalist sybtax, and provides the necessary background for pursuing topics in the primary literature. I highly recommend it to my fellow travelers in linguistically-minded philosphy of language." Robert J. Stainton