Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English - A Minimalist Approach

Klappentext This textbook based on syntactic theory draws on Chomsky's minimalist programme. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Radford, Andrew (University of Essex) Radford, Radford Andrew
• Assisted by: S. R. Anderson (Editor), J. Bresnan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.1997
• EAN: 9780521471251
• ISBN: 978-0-521-47125-1
• No. of pages: 572
• Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics; Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology