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Understanding Syntax provides a complete introduction to the syntax of human languages. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics whatever, the book presents all the major terms and concepts essential to the study of sentence structure. Starting with the basics, it explains why we need to look at languages other than English, and guidance is given as to how to make use of examples from other languages. Chapter by chapter, the central concepts are introduced, looking first at word classes such as ‘Noun’ and ‘verb’ and grammatical categories such as ‘finiteness’ and ‘case’, then moving on to simple sentences and subordination, head words and their dependents, and constituent structure. Three chapters examine grammatical constructions and relationships within sentences, looking at constituent order, grammatical relations such as ‘subject’ and ‘object’, and explaining syntactic processes such as the passive construction. The reader is left with a comprehensive picture of what syntax is and how it is studied in linguistics. A reader-friendly and accessible style, along with many examples and interactive exercises make this textbook the perfect choice for students approaching the subject for the first time.

  • Uses examples from over 100 languages
  • Introduces all the essentials of syntax
  • Teaches important skills, such as how to read linguistic examples and the basics of syntactic argumentation
  • Includes short, interactive work sections within chapters, and more in-depth exercises at the end of each chapter
  • Includes glossary

About The Author
Maggie Tallerman is Professor of Linguistics in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Table of Contents
  • List of abbreviations used in examples
  • What is syntax?: Some concepts and misconceptions
  • Use of linguistic examples
  • Why do languages have syntax?
  • Words belong to different classes: Identifying word classes
  • Syntax of the major word classes
  • Grammatical categories
  • Looking inside sentences: Simple sentences and finiteness
  • Introduction to complex sentences
  • Cross-linguistic variation in clause types
  • Head words and phrases: Heads and their dependents
  • Where does the head occur in a phrase? Head-initial and head-final languages
  • Head-marking and dependent-marking languages
  • How do we identify constituents?: Discovering the structure of sentences
  • Relationships within the tree
  • Developing detailed tree diagrams and tests for constituent structure
  • Relationships within the clause: Introduction
  • Order of phrases within the clause
  • Agreement
  • Grammatical relations
  • Processes that change grammatical relations: Passives
  • Wh-constructions: questions and relative clauses: Wh-Questions
  • Focus and other movements
  • Relative clauses


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780340810323
  • Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
  • Binding: PAPERBACK
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Understanding Language
  • Weight: 499.40 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0340810327
  • Publisher Date: 22 Sep 2005
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 266
  • Spine Width: 12.75 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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