{"product_id":"syntax-basic-concepts-and-applications-paperback-9780521605786","title":"Syntax; Basic Concepts and Applications (Paperback) 9780521605786","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSyntax\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBasic Concepts and Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Freidin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521605786, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  2 tables  160 exercises\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An inspired approach by a leading syntactician to the presentation of fundamental syntactic concepts, focusing on fascinating facts (including the ambiguous sentence (!) 'Fish fish fish fish') and how to analyze them.' Howard Lasnik, University of Maryland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSyntax: Basic Concepts and Applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. Step by step it explains the fundamentals of phrase structure, movement and deletion. Well-placed exercises throughout reinforce and extend the concepts and analyses presented in the text, allowing readers to gain understanding of progressively complex issues at a comfortable pace. Much of the data comes from English, but crucial examples are also drawn from a range of other languages, including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Welsh and Greek.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The computational nature of human language\u003cbr\u003e 2. Knowledge of language as an object of inquiry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Categories and constituents\u003cbr\u003e 4. Phrase structure theory\u003cbr\u003e 5. The structure of clauses\u003cbr\u003e 6. The syntax of Spec-TP\u003cbr\u003e 7. Head movement and the structure of root clauses\u003cbr\u003e 8. Wh-movement\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ellipsis: unpronounced syntax.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004218659096,"sku":"9780521605786","price":25.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521605786i_a2cda07e-8a4c-4b8e-8152-bf1a7ee16bb9.jpg?v=1691370429","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/syntax-basic-concepts-and-applications-paperback-9780521605786","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}