A Critical Introduction to Syntax (Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Linguistics) - Softcover

Miller, Jim

 
9780826497048: A Critical Introduction to Syntax (Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Linguistics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0826497047 ISBN 13: 9780826497048
Publisher: Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

This book introduces major areas of debate within the field of syntax:, constructions, grammar and semantics, configurationality, usage-based grammar, complexity, language acquisition. It highlights the application of the same concepts across different models of grammar. Real examples from spoken and written language and standard and non-standard language demonstrate how difficult it is to apply the concept of grammaticality and to provide reliable analyses, especially for spoken language.

Comprehensive, accessible and challenging, this book is essential reading for students taking introductory courses in syntax and syntactic theory, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

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About the Author

Jim Miller is Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh (formerly Professor of Linguistics and Spoken Language at Edinburgh and Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand).

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Publisher
Continuum
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0826497047
ISBN 13 
9780826497048
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
286

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