A modern course in English syntax

Author(s)

• Wekker, Herman
• Haegeman, Liliane M. V.

Bibliographic Information

A modern course in English syntax

Herman Wekker and Liliane Haegeman

Croom Helm, c1985

• : uk
• : uk : pbk
• : us

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: us ISBN 9780415036849

Description

This popular course book gives students of English and linguistics a systematic account of the rules of English syntax, and acquaints them with the general methodology of syntactic description. It teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguments, and how to apply the tests in the analysis of sentences.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Aims and Methods
• Chapter 2 Constituents
• Chapter 3 Functions
• Chapter 4 Processes
• Chapter 5 Non-Finite Clauses: Raising and Control
• Chapter 6 Reanalysis: A Problem of Bracketing
• Chapter 7 Levels of Structure

Volume

: uk ISBN 9780709936466

Description

This course book gives students of English and linguistics a systematic account of the rules of English syntax, and acquaints them with the general methodology of syntactic description. It teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguments, and how to apply the right criteria and tests in the analysis of sentences.

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Details

• NCID: BA00516222
• ISBN:
  • 070993646X
  • 0709936494
  • 0415036844
• LCCN: 85013994
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Dover, N.H.
• Pages/Volumes: 202 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1361
  • DC19 : 428.2
  • NDC8 : 835.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Syntax
  • NDLSH : 英語 -- 構文論