Syntax

ISBN-13: 9780521844277 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 298 str.

Robert Freidin

Opis

A systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences.

Recenzje

'An inspired approach by a leading syntactician to the presentation of fundamental syntactic concepts, focusing on fascinating facts (including the ambiguous sentence (!) 'Fish fish fish fish') and how to analyze them.' Howard Lasnik, University of Maryland

Spis treści

1. The computational nature of human language; 2. Knowledge of language as an object of inquiry; 3. Categories and constituents; 4. Phrase structure theory; 5. The structure of clauses; 6. The syntax of Spec-TP; 7. Head movement and the structure of root clauses; 8. Wh-movement; 9. Ellipsis: unpronounced syntax.