Syntactic Thry & Struct English: A Minimalist Approach (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) - Softcover

Radford, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521477077 ISBN 13: 9780521477079

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This textbook based on syntactic theory draws on Chomsky's minimalist programme.

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Review

"...Andrew Radford's new book is so welcome. ...an easy and painless way for philosophers to bring themselves up to speed on developments in Chomsky's minimalist syntax.... ...the book very effectively presents the emerging consensus within minimalist sybtax, and provides the necessary background for pursuing topics in the primary literature. I highly recommend it to my fellow travelers in linguistically-minded philosphy of language." Robert J. Stainton

"...for those who want to go beyond the surface of word order patterns and morphological amrking, digging for deeper insights into the syntax of a language, Radford's book will certainly be of help. ...linguists working with a functionalist orientation might find it interesting to know how the Minimalist Program combines formal syntactic representations with the functional concept of economy." Joost Zwarts, Notes on Linguistics

Book Description

This textbook on syntactic theory draws on Chomsky's minimalist programme. It covers the main topics, presents theoretical issues and discusses structural variation within English. There are extensive integral workbook sections with helpful hints and model answers and a substantial glossary.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521477077
• ISBN 13: 9780521477079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 572