A Concise Introduction to Syntactic Theory (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

This textbook is intended to give students a quick start in using theory to address syntactic questions. At each stage, Cowper is careful to introduce a theoretical apparatus that is no more complex than is required to deal with the phenomenon under consideration. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this accessible volume will also provide an excellent refresher for linguists returning to the study of Government-Binding theory.
"Cowper exhibits the analytical devices of current principles-and-parameters approaches, takes readers carefully through the central elements of grammatical theory (including very recent work), and ushers them selectively into the technical literature. . . . A serious introduction for those who want to know the nuts and bolts of syntactic theory and to see why linguists are so excited these days."2;David Lightfoot, University of Maryland
"An excellent short introduction to the Government and Binding model of syntactic theory. . . . Cowper's work succeeds in teaching syntactic argumentation and in showing the conceptual reasons behind specific proposals in modern syntactic theory."2;Jaklin Kornfilt, Syracuse University

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1992
First published:	March 1992
Authors:	Elizabeth A. Cowper
Dimensions:	227 x 153 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	213
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-11646-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	0-226-11646-8
Barcode:	9780226116464

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