An introduction to English sentence structure / Andrew Radford.

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Radford, Andrew

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 445 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781139129817
1139129813
9780511504525
0511504527
9780511800924
0511800924
9780511506666
051150666X
0521731909
9780521731904

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to English sentence structure.DDC classification:

428.2 23

LOC classification:

PE1441 .R36 2009eb

Other classification:

18.04
HF 293
HF 290

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Contents:

Grammar -- Structure -- Null constituents -- Head movement -- Wh-movement -- A-movement -- agreement, case and A-movement -- Split projections -- Phases.

Summary: This outstanding resource for students offers a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, as developed by Chomsky over the past 15 years. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Andrew Radford outlines the core concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. This is an abridged version of Radford's major new textbook Analysing English Sentences (also published by Cambridge University Press), and will be welcomed as a handy introduction to current syntactic theory.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-434) and index.

Grammar -- Structure -- Null constituents -- Head movement -- Wh-movement -- A-movement -- agreement, case and A-movement -- Split projections -- Phases.

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This outstanding resource for students offers a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, as developed by Chomsky over the past 15 years. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Andrew Radford outlines the core concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. This is an abridged version of Radford's major new textbook Analysing English Sentences (also published by Cambridge University Press), and will be welcomed as a handy introduction to current syntactic theory.

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