English syntax and argumentation
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English syntax and argumentation
(Modern linguistics)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
3rd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 313-316
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780230551206
Description
This is a new updated and expanded edition of our biggest-selling language textbook which gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and the essentials of syntactic argument. It is a new edition of our biggest-selling introductory "Language and Linguistics" textbook. It is now updated and expanded, featuring an additional chapter and case study and new exercises. It is extremely user-friendly and includes a glossary, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and a list of recommended reference works to aid study.This successful textbook gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and acquaints them with the essentials of syntactic argument. Now updated and expanded, the third edition features an additional chapter on grammatical indeterminacy, a case study on subordinating conjunctions and prepositions, and new exercises.
Table of Contents
Preface Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition PART ONE: FUNCTION AND FORM Introduction Function Form: Words, Word Classes and Phrases More on Form: Clauses and Sentences The Function-Form Interface PART TWO: ELABORATION Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles Cross-Categorial Generalisations: X-Bar Syntax More on Clauses Movement PART THREE: ARGUMENTATION Syntactic Argumentation Constituency: Movement and Substitution Constituency: Some Additional Tests Predicates and Arguments Revisited PART FOUR: APPLICATION Grammatical Indeterminacy Case Studies Glossary Reference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Grammars and Other Publications on the English Language Bibliography Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780230551213
Description
This successful textbook gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and acquaints them with the essentials of syntactic argument. Now updated and expanded, the third edition features an additional chapter on grammatical indeterminacy, a case study on subordinating conjunctions and prepositions, and new exercises.
Table of Contents
Preface Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition PART ONE: FUNCTION AND FORM Introduction Function Form: Words, Word Classes and Phrases More on Form: Clauses and Sentences The Function-Form Interface PART TWO: ELABORATION Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles Cross-Categorial Generalisations: X-Bar Syntax More on Clauses Movement PART THREE: ARGUMENTATION Syntactic Argumentation Constituency: Movement and Substitution Constituency: Some Additional Tests Predicates and Arguments Revisited PART FOUR: APPLICATION Grammatical Indeterminacy Case Studies Glossary Reference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Grammars and Other Publications on the English Language Bibliography Index
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