
An Introduction to Syntax
Robert D. van Valin, Jr(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-521-63566-0 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive textbook is an engaging introduction to syntax. Clearly organized and accessible, it provides students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data from a typologically wide variety of languages. The book guides students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using examples from a range of phenomena in human languages. It also includes a chapter on theories of syntax. Each chapter includes generous exercises and recommendations for further study. The emphasis on languages and data sets this book apart from other introductions to syntax. This book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students on courses devoted to the study of syntax. It will also be very valuable to students in other cognitive science fields who are interested in language.
Reviews / Votes
"...it is a great success. The book is well organised and clearly written. It gives both general knowledge and a bird-eye view of the current syntactic research; it also addresses many particular syntactic problems.... VV's Introduction is an excellent guide for any student of syntax, including the beginners, but can also be used by syntacticians as a very convenient conspectus. It illustrates the main aspects of syntactic analysis with data from typologically diverse languages; the clear presentation helps a lot in understanding the most complicated syntactic problems. It is highly recommended as a textbook for any student in linguistics, and as a summary of achievements, trends, and problems in modern syntactic theory." Canadian Journal of LinguisticsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
17 Tables, unspecified; 116 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-63566-0 (9780521635660)
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Content
List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Syntax, lexical categories and morphology; 2. Grammatical relations; 3. Dependency relations; 4. Constituent structure; 5. Grammar and lexicon; 6. Theories of syntax; References; Language index; Subject index.