Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English - Softcover

Radford, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052154274X ISBN 13: 9780521542746

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Andrew Radford's textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax - such as categories and features, merger, null constituents, movement, case, and split projections - and shows how the 'computational component' works within the minimalist framework. Beginning at an elementary level, the book introduces grammatical concepts and sets out the theoretical foundations of Principles and Parameters and Universal Grammar, before progressing in stages towards more complex phenomena. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

About this title

Book Description

Andrew Radford's textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory. Assuming very little prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of phenomena in English syntax. Includes an extensive glossary, 'helpful hints', and exercises with model answers.

About the Author

Andrew Radford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 052154274X
• ISBN 13: 9780521542746
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 526