An Introduction to Syntax

An Introduction to Syntax
ISBN-10
0521635667
ISBN-13
9780521635660
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
239
Language
English
Published
2001-04-26
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Robert D. van Valin

Description

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.

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