Analysing Sentences
An Introduction to English Syntax
Seiten
2021
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5th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-63378-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-63378-3 (ISBN)
Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on introductory syntax courses.
Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.
The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The fifth edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to feature new material, new example sentences and a more reader-friendly layout. The final chapter sets the analysis in its theoretical context and includes an introduction to constituency in X-bar syntax. The book is also supported by an updated companion website featuring extra exercises for students and a complete set of answers for instructors for the online activities and exercises in the book.
Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on introductory syntax courses.
Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.
The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The fifth edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to feature new material, new example sentences and a more reader-friendly layout. The final chapter sets the analysis in its theoretical context and includes an introduction to constituency in X-bar syntax. The book is also supported by an updated companion website featuring extra exercises for students and a complete set of answers for instructors for the online activities and exercises in the book.
Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on introductory syntax courses.
Noel Burton-Roberts is Emeritus Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.
Preface to the fifth edition
Preface to the fourth edition
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
1 Sentence Structure: Constituents
2 Sentence Structure: Functions
3 Sentence Structure: Categories
4 The basic Verb Phrase
5 Adverbials and Other Matters
6 More on verbs: auxiliary VPs
7 The structure of Noun Phrases
8 Sentences within Sentences
9 Wh-Clauses
10 Non-finite Clauses
11 Languages, Sentences, and Grammars
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Learning about Language |
| Zusatzinfo | 307 Line drawings, black and white; 307 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 662 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-63378-7 / 0367633787 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-63378-3 / 9780367633783 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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