An Introduction to Syntax

This comprehensive 2001 textbook is an engaging introduction to syntax. Clearly organized and accessible, it provides students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data from a typologically wide variety of languages. The book guides students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using examples from a range of phenomena in human languages. It also includes a chapter on theories of syntax. Each chapter includes generous exercises and recommendations for further study. The emphasis on languages and data sets this book apart from other introductions to syntax. This book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students on courses devoted to the study of syntax. It will also be very valuable to students in other cognitive science fields who are interested in language. This Comprehensive New Textbook Is An Engaging Introduction To Syntax. Clearly Organized And Accessible, It Provides Students With A Thorough Grounding In The Analysis Of Syntactic Structure Using Data From A Typologically Wide Variety Of Languages. The Book Guides Students Through The Basic Concepts Involved In Syntactic Analysis And Goes On To Prepare Them For Further Work In Any Syntactic Theory, Using Examples From A Range Of Phenomena In Human Languages. It Also Includes A Chapter On Theories Of Syntax. Each Chapter Includes Generous Exercises And Recommendations For Further Study. The Emphasis On Languages And Data Sets This Book Apart From Other Introductions To Syntax. This Book Is An Essential Text For Undergraduate And Graduate Students On Courses Devoted To The Study Of Syntax. It Will Also Be Very Valuable To Students In Other Cognitive Science Fields Who Are Interested In Language. Syntax, Lexical Categories, And Morphology -- Aspects Of Syntactic Structure -- Lexical Categories -- Morphology -- Grammatical Relations -- Grammatical Relations Versus Semantic Roles -- Properties Of Grammatical Relations -- Other Systems Of Grammatical Relations -- Dependency Relations -- Syntactic Dependencies -- Dependency Representations -- Constituent Structure -- Constituents And Their Formal Representation -- The Universality Of Form Classes -- An Alternative Schema For Phrase Structure -- The Structure Of Complex Sentences -- Constituent Structure And Grammatical Relations -- Grammar And Lexicon -- Phrase Structure Rules -- The Lexicon And Subcategorization -- Relational-dependency Rules And Lexicon -- Theories Of Syntax -- Relational Grammar -- Lexical-functional Grammar -- Government-binding Theory -- Role And Reference Grammar -- Other Syntactic Theories. Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-233) And Indexes.

clearly Organized And Accessible, This Comprehensive New Textbook Provides Students With A Thorough Grounding In The Analysis Of Syntactic Structure Using Data From A Typologically Wide Variety Of Languages. The Book Guides Students Through The Basic Concepts Involved In Syntactic Analysis And Goes On To Prepare Them For Further Work In Any Syntactic Theory, Using Examples From A Range Of Phenomena In Human Languages. It Also Includes A Chapter On Theories Of Syntax. Each Chapter Includes Generous Exercises And Recommendations For Further Study.

Clearly organized and accessible, this comprehensive textbook provides students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data from a typologically wide variety of languages. It includes a chapter on theories of syntax and each chapter includes generous exercises and recommendations for further study.