Understanding syntax /
"Assuming no prior grammatical knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax. Taking a theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint throughout, this book: introduces syntactic typology, syntac...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
c2020.
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
| Series: | Understanding language series
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Table of Contents:
- What is syntax?
- Words belong to different classes
- Looking inside sentences
- Heads and their dependents
- How do we identify constituents?
- Relationships within the clause
- Processes that change grammatical relations
- Wh-constructions: questions and relative clauses
- Asking questions about syntax.