Foundations of Generative Syntax

by Robert Freidin

This is the first entry-level introduction to generative syntax to develop a foundational approach that rationally reconstructs syntactic theory from the perspective of current research. It shows how basic grammatical concepts are incorporated into general principles that answer some of the fundamental questions of syntactic analysis, including the relationships between lexical and phrasal categories, the integration of transformations, the restricted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262061449
• ISBN13: 9780262061445
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher