Textbook
Beginning SyntaxISBN: 978-0-631-18826-1
Paperback
220 pages
August 1993, ©1993, Wiley-Blackwell
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This is an elementary introduction to syntactic analysis. Assuming
no prior knowledge of the subject whatsoever, it is intended for
students who are encountering such analysis for the first time. For
those embarking on a longer term study of syntax, this will be a
valuable and quickly assimilated foundation course. For students
who will need to use syntax as a basic descriptive tool - such as
trainee teachers, speech therapists or students of literacy style -
the book provides a framework for their analysis and practice in
its use.
The book begins by looking at the use of generalizations in describing sentence structure and the basis for word categories. It then moves through increasingly more complex constructions giving students plenty of opportunity by way of practical exercises to understand the basis of each analysis before moving further. The aim of the book is not to explore complex issues of argumentation. Its emphasis is on practical "hands on" analysis.