TY - BOOK AU - Tallerman,Maggie TI - Understanding syntax SN - 0340700009 AV - P291 .T3 1998 U1 - 415 21 PY - 1998/// CY - London, New York, New York PB - Arnold, Oxford University Press KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Syntax N1 - 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? N2 - 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) ER -