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Syntactic Theory (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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Syntactic Theory (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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This second edition of "Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction"
expands and improves upon a truly unique introductory syntax
textbook. Like the first edition, its focus is on the development
of precisely formulated grammars whose empirical predictions can be
directly tested. There is also considerable emphasis on the
prediction and evaluation of grammatical hypotheses, as well as on
integrating syntactic hypotheses with matters of semantic analysis.
The book covers the core areas of English syntax from the last
quarter century, including complementation, control, "raising
constructions," passives, the auxiliary system, and the analysis of
long distance dependency constructions. "Syntactic Theory's
step-by-step introduction to a consistent grammar in these core
areas is complemented by extensive problem sets drawing from a
variety of languages."
"The book's theoretical perspective is presented in the context of
current models of language processing, and the practical value of
the constraint-based, lexicalist grammatical architecture proposed
has already been demonstrated in computer language processing
applications. This thoroughly reworked second edition includes
revised and extended problem sets, updated analyses, additional
examples, and more detailed exposition throughout."
"Praise for the first edition: "
""Syntactic Theory sets a new standard for introductory syntax
volumes that all future books should be measured against."--Gert
Webelhuth, Journal of Linguistics"
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