An Introduction to Syntax

by Robert D. Van Valin Jr. and Robert D. Van Valin Jr

Book Overview

Clearly organized and accessible, this comprehensive new textbook provides students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data from a typologically wide variety of languages. The book guides students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using examples from a range of phenomena in human languages. It also includes a chapter on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521635667
• ISBN13: 9780521635660
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.5"