The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax

Carnie, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1118347544 / ISBN 13: 9781118347546

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

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Title: The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's...

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

The Syntax Workbook was written as a response to the students and instructors who, over the years, have requested more problem sets that give greater experience in analyzing syntactic structure. Aligned chapter-by-chapter with Carnie s bestselling textbook, this workbook provides over 120 new exercises on all of the major topics in generative syntax. * An all-new workbook to accompany the bestselling syntax textbook, Syntax: A Generative Introduction, which answers the need for a practical text in this field * Features over 120 problem sets with answers, designed to give students greater experience of analyzing syntactic structure * Exercises and topics covered includes phrase structure, the lexicon, Case theory, ellipsis, auxiliaries, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control * Supported by expanded online

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Written as a companion to the bestselling textbook, Syntax: AGenerative Introduction, this workbook features over 120 newexercises in a format that corresponds to each chapter of thetextbook. Students and instructors alike consistently point to theneed for more exercises than can be provided in a single volume;this Workbook expands upon those in the textbook to givestudents more practice at mastering the concepts discussed. Theprovision of end-of-chapter answers makes The SyntaxWorkbook especially useful for self-study.

The exercises and topics covered include phrase structure, thelexicon, Case theory, ellipsis, auxiliaries, movement, covertmovement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control. A website atwww.wiley.com/go/carnie includes additional resources that can beaccessed, including further exercises, links for further reading, and extra material on HPSG and LFG. This website supports the thirdedition of Carnie's Syntax: A Generative Introductionas well as this workbook.