Minimalist Syntax

TRAMA

Andrew Radford's latest textbook provides a concise, accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford leads students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analysis of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and "helpful hints." There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

NOTE EDITORE

Andrew Radford's textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax - such as categories and features, merger, null constituents, movement, case, and split projections - and shows how the 'computational component' works within the minimalist framework. Beginning at an elementary level, the book introduces grammatical concepts and sets out the theoretical foundations of Principles and Parameters and Universal Grammar, before progressing in stages towards more complex phenomena. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

SOMMARIO

1. Principles, parameters and universal grammar; 2. Categories and features; 3. Syntactic structure and merger; 4. Null constituents; 5. Head movement; 6. Wh-movement; 7. A-movement; 8. Case, agreement and movement; 9. Split projections; 10. Phases.

PREFAZIONE

Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to current syntactic theory. Assuming very little prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of phenomena in English syntax. Includes an extensive glossary, 'helpful hints', and exercises with model answers.

AUTORE

Andrew Radford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780521542746
• Collana: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Dimensioni: 245 x 33 x 171 mm Ø 830 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 2 b/w illus. 3 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 528