
English Grammar
A Generative Perspective
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 24. December 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
686 pages
978-0-631-18839-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax.
While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.
Reviews / Votes
"English Grammar: A Generative Perspective is a very useful survey of the major syntactic structures of English, as well as an excellent and accessible introduction to the fundamental ideas and methods of generative grammar. I am especially impressed by the extensive sets of relevant, stimulating exercises, which will be of great pedagogical benefit." Howard Lasnik, University of MarylandMore details
Product info
Paperback
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1167 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-18839-1 (9780631188391)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Liliane Haegeman is Professor of English Linguistics at Université Charles de Gaulle Lille 3. Her previous books include Introduction to Government and Binding Theory, Second Edition (Blackwell, 1994).
Jacqueline Guéron is Professor of Linguistics at Université de Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle.
Author
University of Lille, France
Universite de Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle
Content
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. The Structure of English Sentences.
2. Movement and Locality.
3. Developments in the Analysis of the Clause.
4. Aspects of the Syntax of Noun Phrases.
5. From Structure to Interpretation.
6. The New Comparative Syntax.
References.
Index.