Syntax
Syntax
A Minimalist Introduction
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This textbook is a concise, readable introduction to current work in syntactic theory, particularly to Chomsky's Minimalist program. It gives an overview of theoretical concepts and descriptive devices. The discussion is based on varieties of English (Modern Standard, Belfast, Shakespearean, Jamaican Creole) and does not assume prior knowledge of syntax. There are exercises and a glossary. It is an abridged version of Radford's major new textbook Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English: A Minimalist Approach (CUP, 1997).
- Based on 1990s theory of minimalism programme; almost all other textbooks are based on 1970s and 1980s ideas
- An introductory level textbook on minimalism
- Abridgement of Radford's Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English
Product details
August 1997Paperback
9780521589147
296 pages
247 × 175 × 20 mm
0.586kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Grammar
- 2. Categories
- 3. Structure
- 4. Empty categories
- 5. Head movement
- 6. Operator movement
- 7. Subjects
- 8. A movement
- 9. VP shells
- 10. Agreement projections
- Glossary and list of abbreviations
- References
- Index.
