
English Syntax and Argumentation
Bas Aarts(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 10. April 2008
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-0-230-55120-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a new updated and expanded edition of our biggest-selling language textbook which gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and the essentials of syntactic argument. It is a new edition of our biggest-selling introductory "Language and Linguistics" textbook. It is now updated and expanded, featuring an additional chapter and case study and new exercises. It is extremely user-friendly and includes a glossary, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and a list of recommended reference works to aid study.This successful textbook gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and acquaints them with the essentials of syntactic argument. Now updated and expanded, the third edition features an additional chapter on grammatical indeterminacy, a case study on subordinating conjunctions and prepositions, and new exercises.
Reviews / Votes
'The emphasis on argumentation in this textbook is particularly useful. The writing is clear and appropriate for undergraduate students. The exercises are meaty and fun to do.' - Thomas B. Klein, Georgia Southern University, USA 'A book that really understands the key issues for students, and helps them to appreciate what syntax is about.' - Laura Rupp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands 'Highly accessible to any reader interested in the formal study of sentence and phrase structure in modern linguistics...an important addition to the growing series of introductory syntax textbooks due to its general accessibility, wealth of English data and extensive exercises, and much needed in-depth discussion of syntactic argumentation. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has no previous experience in syntax but wants to learn about it.' - Yosuke Sato, Department of Linguistics, University of British Columbia, Canada Reviews of the first edition: 'This introductory textbook offers a solid exposition of the foundational topics required for the investigation and study of English sentence structure ... it is clearly written in an accessible style.' - Language 'An ideal introduction to syntax.' - The Year's Work in English StudiesMore details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
100 diagrames, 50 black & white tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-55120-6 (9780230551206)
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Previous edition

Bas Aarts
English Syntax and Argumentation
Book
05/2001
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€74.28
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Person
BAS AARTS is Professor of English Linguistics and Director of the Survey of English Usage at University College London, UK. He has published widely in the field and is one of the founding editors of the journal English Language and Linguistics.
Content
Preface Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition PART ONE: FUNCTION AND FORM Introduction Function Form: Words, Word Classes and Phrases More on Form: Clauses and Sentences The Function-Form Interface PART TWO: ELABORATION Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles Cross-Categorial Generalisations: X-Bar Syntax More on Clauses Movement PART THREE: ARGUMENTATION Syntactic Argumentation Constituency: Movement and Substitution Constituency: Some Additional Tests Predicates and Arguments Revisited PART FOUR: APPLICATION Grammatical Indeterminacy Case Studies Glossary Reference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Grammars and Other Publications on the English Language Bibliography Index