Introducing Syntax

ISBN-13: 9781107096745 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 314 str.

Olaf Koeneman; Hedde Zeijlstra

Opis

This lively textbook introduces readers to the formal theory of syntax, presenting contemporary insights without unnecessary technical detail.

Recenzje

'This introduction to syntax is a new and interesting teaching tool. The way it is conceived allows the students to get insights into the reasoning mechanisms of formal syntax that go beyond technicalities. The approach is sound and solid and also provides useful exercises and activities that help the student to start working with the basic bricks of syntactic theory acquiring at the same time the gist of linguistic analysis.' Cecilia Poletto, Goethe University, Frankfurt and University of Padua, Italy

Spis treści

Introduction. The language machine; 1. Categories and features; 2. Merge; 3. Theta theory; 4. Case theory; 5. Agreement and uninterpretable features; 6. Movement and remerge; 7. Unifying movement and agreement; 8. Syntax and morphology; 9. Syntax and phonology; 10. Syntax and semantics; Afterword; Glossary; References; Index.