Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English - Couverture souple

Radford, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 052154274X ISBN 13 : 9780521542746

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and 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 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.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 052154274X
• ISBN 13: 9780521542746
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 526