{"product_id":"understanding-sentence-structure-an-introduction-to-english-syntax-hardback-9781118659489","title":"Understanding Sentence Structure; An Introduction to English Syntax (Hardback) 9781118659489","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Sentence Structure\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to English Syntax\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristina Tortora (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118659489, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 18 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 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\u003cp\u003e\"The book is very informative and it is highly recommended for instructors who teach Introduction to Syntax.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHassan Makhad\u003c\/b\u003e, Cadi Ayyad University, \u003ci\u003eLINGUIST List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA straightforward guide to understanding English grammar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical guide excites and empowers readers by guiding them step by step through each chapter with intermittent exercises. In order to capitalize on the reader's confidence as a personal authority on English, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sentence Structure\u003c\/i\u003e assumes an inclusive definition of English, taking dialect variation and structures common amongst millions of English speakers to be a fact of natural language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates grammar as part of what the student already unconsciously knows\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresupposes no prior instruction, not even in prescriptive grammar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBegins analyzing sentences immediately, with the \"big picture\" (sentences have structure, structure can be ambiguous) and moves through levels of complexity, tapping into students' tacit knowledge of sentence structure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercise boxes for in-chapter practicing of skills, side notes that offer further tips\/encouragement on topics being discussed, and new terms defined immediately and helpfully in term boxes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies decades of findings in syntactic theory and cognitive science, with an eye towards making English grammar accessible to school teachers and beginning students alike\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sentence Structure: An Introduction to English Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal book for undergraduates studying modern English grammar and for instructors teaching introductory courses in English grammar, syntax, and sentence structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Let’s get Parsing! 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 some introductory words 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 let’s start understanding what those unconscious rules that create structure are 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 some conclusions, and what to look forward to in the coming chapters 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ereference 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Subject NP — Outside and In 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 some introductory words about the \u003ci\u003enoun phrase\u003c\/i\u003e vs. the \u003ci\u003esubject position\u003c\/i\u003e 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 the subject position 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 let’s get inside that NP triangle 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 possessive NPs 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 conclusions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Subject’s Better Half: The Verb Phrase 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 parts of the \u003ci\u003everb phrase\u003c\/i\u003e we already know about 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 building up the VP 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 revisiting structural ambiguity from Chapter 1 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 VPs with double objects 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 VPs with adjectives 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 constituency test 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 conclusions 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Up Close and Personal with the Prepositional Phrase 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 aspects of the \u003ci\u003eprepositional phrase\u003c\/i\u003e we already know about 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 it’s not just the P and NP anymore! 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 verb–particle constructions 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 modifiers within PP 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 lexical vs. functional prepositions 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 English prepositions are not inflected 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 conclusions 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Infinite Wisdom: Sentences Inside the Verb Phrase 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 aspects of the \u003ci\u003everb phrase\u003c\/i\u003e we already know about 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 building up VP 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 the complementizer phrase 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 embedded adjunct clauses 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 conclusions 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 It’s More Complex Than That: The Complex Noun Phrase 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 aspects of the \u003ci\u003enoun phrase\u003c\/i\u003e we already know about 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 subordinate clauses within the noun phrase 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 the noun complement clause 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 the relative clause 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 subject relative clauses 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 conclusions 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Making Their Presence Felt: Silent Categories 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 what is a \u003ci\u003esilent category\u003c\/i\u003e in sentence structure? 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 the reality of the \u003ci\u003etrace\u003c\/i\u003e of movement: \u003ci\u003ewanna\u003c\/i\u003e‐contraction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 other kinds of silence: the \u003ci\u003enull pronoun\u003c\/i\u003e 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 the \u003ci\u003enull operator\u003c\/i\u003e in relative clauses 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 conclusions 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Main Attraction: Main Verbs and the Simple Tenses 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 overview: the “main verb” and its entourage 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 main verbs: the present, the past, and the future 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 conclusions 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ereference 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Support System: Auxiliaries and the Compound Tenses 218\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 auxiliary verbs: the support in the English verb system 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 auxiliary \u003ci\u003ehave\u003c\/i\u003e 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 auxiliary \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 modal auxiliaries 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 verb selection and word order 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 conclusions: all 16 possible combinations 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 It Takes a Village: Main Verbs, Auxiliaries, Tense, and Negation 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 the syntax of the English verb system 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 auxiliaries and the syntactic expression of tense 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 main verbs: in a class by themselves 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 conclusions 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ereferences 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Unfinished Business 314\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 overview 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 tense as the head of S 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 matrix interrogatives 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 x‐bar and binary branching 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 adverbs 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 conclusions 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elist of terms\/concepts 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ereferences 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 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