The Syntactic Phenomena of English

Preface to Second EditionPreface to First EditionAbbreviations and Special Symbols1. Introduction2. Overview of the Scheme of Syntactical Analysis Adopted Below3. Some Tests for Deep and Surface Constituent Structure4. Some Subject-Changing Transformations5.Complements6. Rule Interaction7. Syntactic Categories8. Auxiliary Verbs9. Coordination10. Surface Combinatoric Rules11. Anaphora12. The Structure of Noun Phrases13. Relative Clauses14. Interrogative Clauses15. Principles Restricting and Extending the Application of Transformations16. Other Types of Nondeclarative Sentences17. Negation18. Scope of Quantifiers and Negations19. Adverbs20. Comparative Constructions21. Discourse Syntax22. Patches and Syntactic MimicrySelected Wrong Answers to ExercisesReferencesIndex

Product details

• Authors: James D Mccawley, James D. McCawley
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.1998
• EAN: 9780226556291
• ISBN: 978-0-226-55629-1
• No. of pages: 834
• Dimensions: 15 mm x 23 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 1162 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology