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The Syntax Workbook
A Companion to Carnie's Syntax
Andrew Carnie (Author)
9781119569299, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 8 April 2021
304 pages
25.2 x 17.8 x 2 cm, 0.635 kg
A valuable companion to Andrew Carnie's Syntax: A Generative Introduction, 4th Edition, full of practice questions and engaging exercises to promote student comprehension Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Fourth Edition, is the leading textbook for undergraduate courses in the syntax, covering foundational topics such as universal grammar, parts of speech, constituency, trees, structural relations, binding theory, x-bar theory, and movement, as well as advanced subjects such as control theory, ellipsis, polysynthesis, incorporation, non-configurationality, and Merge. Written by Syntax author Andrew Carnie, The Syntax Workbook has been purposefully designed to support and complement the use of Syntax in the undergraduate classroom. The Syntax Workbook is the perfect companion to the author's seminal textbook and contains updated practice material for every section of the text. This workbook: Ideal for undergraduate courses in syntax, Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Fourth Edition, and The Syntax Workbook, Second Edition, together offer a perfect combination of thorough coverage and valuable practice. The workbook can be purchased on its own or in a set with the textbook. Available as a set with Syntax: A Generative Introduction, 4th Edition
Preface and Acknowledgments vii Part 1 Preliminaries 1 1 Generative Grammar 3 2 Parts of Speech 11 3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules 21 4 Structural Relations 61 5 Binding Theory 71 Part 2 The Base 79 6 X-bar Theory 81 7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories 137 8 Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory 165 9 Theta Grids and Functional Categories 175 Part 3 Movement 185 10 Head-to-Head Movement 187 11 DP Movement 199 12 Wh-movement and Locality Constraints 217 13 A Unified Theory of Movement 235 Part 4 Advanced Topics 239 14 Ditransitives 241 15 Raising, Control, and Empty Categories 251 16 Ellipsis 263 17 Advanced Topics in Binding Theory 269 18 Polysynthesis, Incorporation, and Non-configurationality 271 19 Merge 275 References 279 Index 281
Subject Areas: Language teaching & learning [other than ELT CJ]
