Beginning Syntax: An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

Roberts, Ian

ISBN 10: 131651949X / ISBN 13: 9781316519493

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beginning Syntax: An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 131651949X
• ISBN 13: 9781316519493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A coherent and engaging introduction to generative syntax by a leading figure in the field, with no prior knowledge required.

About the Author

Ian Roberts obtained a BA in Linguistics with a French minor from the University of Bangor in 1979. From 1981 to 1985 he attended the University of Southern California, obtaining a Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1985. He took up his current post as Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge in 2000. In 2007 he became an Ordinary Fellow of the British Academy. He has published eight monographs and three textbooks, and has edited several collections of articles. He was Joint Editor of Journal of Linguistics, the journal of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, for 1994–8.