{"product_id":"thinking-syntactically-a-guide-to-argumentation-and-analysis-paperback-softback-9781405118538","title":"Thinking Syntactically; A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405118538","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThinking Syntactically\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to Argumentation and Analysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a strikingly original book. With her usual flair and a host of attested examples, Liliane Haegeman has provided a painless and perceptive introduction to the science of syntax.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eNeil Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, University College London  \u003cp\u003e\"Linguists' partners complain that they pay no attention to what they say, only to how they say it. Haegeman makes a virtue of this, shows where it leads and how remarkable the human capacity for language is once one thinks of it formally. She has a wonderful eye and many of her examples are drawn from newspapers and novels.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDavid Lightfoot\u003c\/b\u003e, National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLiliane Haegeman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405118538, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e is a textbook designed to teach introductory students the skills of relating data to theory and theory to data.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students develop their thinking and argumentation skills rather than merely introducing them to one particular version of syntactic theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured around a wide range of exercises that use clear and compelling logic to build arguments and lead up to theoretical proposals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eData drawn from current media sources, including newspapers, books, and television programs, to help students formulate and test hypotheses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGenerative in spirit, but does not focus on specific theoretical approaches but enables students to understand and evaluate different approaches more easily.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an established author with an international reputation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: The Scientific Study of Language 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Diagnostics for Syntactic Structure 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Lexical Projections and Functional Projections 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Refining Structures: From One Subject Position to Many 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Periphery of the Sentence 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 381\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language teaching \u0026amp; learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language teaching \u0026amp; learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20teaching%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20%5Bother%20than%20ELT%5D%20%5BCJ%5D%22\"\u003eother than ELT CJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509138682136,"sku":"9781405118538","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405118538.jpg?v=1786493592","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thinking-syntactically-a-guide-to-argumentation-and-analysis-paperback-softback-9781405118538","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}