Understanding Syntax - Couverture souple

Tallerman, Maggie

 
9780340810323: Understanding Syntax
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0340810327 ISBN 13 : 9780340810323
Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 2005

Synopsis

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it discusses and illustrates all the major terms and concepts essential to the study of sentence structure in the world's languages. 'Noun' and 'verb' are explained, and the properties of these categories are discussed. The reader discovers what a finite verb is, what 'first person singular' means and what relative clauses look like. Concepts such as 'subject', 'object', 'gender', 'case', and 'subordination' are introduced and exemplified. Initial illustration is from English, with extensive additional material from several other languages. 'Exotic' constructions not found in related European languages are fully covered, so that verb serialization, ergative languages and head-marking languages are all included.

This new edition has been updated and revised to meet the needs of today's students. Difficult points are given fuller explanation, a glossary of technical terms is included, and additional exercises have been introduced to enable students to consolidate what they have learnt.

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À propos de l?auteur

Maggie Tallerman is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.

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Éditeur
Hodder Arnold
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0340810327
ISBN 13 
9780340810323
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
286
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Personne responsable
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