English Grammar

by Jacqueline Guéron and Liliane Haegeman

Book Overview

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631188398
• ISBN13: 9780631188391
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 5.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.7"