Understanding syntax /
Tallerman, Maggie, 1957-
Understanding syntax / Maggie Tallerman. - London ; New York : New York : Arnold ; Oxford University Press, c1998. - xiii, 226 p. ; 24 cm. - Understanding language .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index.
What is syntax?; words belong to different classes!; relationship between words; how do we identify constituents?; what work do constituents perform?; how do constituents interact with each other?; looking at syntactic processes - so why do languages have syntax?
An introduction to the main categories, constructions, terminology and problems associated with syntax, providing a basis from which students can proceed to more advanced work. It also teaches the reader how to read non-English examples by studying interlinear glosses. (Understanding language)
0340700009 0340603771 (pb)
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
P291 / .T3 1998
415
Understanding syntax / Maggie Tallerman. - London ; New York : New York : Arnold ; Oxford University Press, c1998. - xiii, 226 p. ; 24 cm. - Understanding language .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index.
What is syntax?; words belong to different classes!; relationship between words; how do we identify constituents?; what work do constituents perform?; how do constituents interact with each other?; looking at syntactic processes - so why do languages have syntax?
An introduction to the main categories, constructions, terminology and problems associated with syntax, providing a basis from which students can proceed to more advanced work. It also teaches the reader how to read non-English examples by studying interlinear glosses. (Understanding language)
0340700009 0340603771 (pb)
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
P291 / .T3 1998
415