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040 _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
_cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
_erda.
041 _aEnglish.
050 _aP 291
_bT35 2020
100 _aTallerman, Maggie, author.
_96787
245 _aUnderstanding syntax /
_cMaggie Tallerman.
250 _aFifth edition.
260 _aLondon ; New York :
_bRoutledge,
_cc2020.
300 _axv, 349 pages ;
_c24 cm.
_billustrations ;
490 _a(Understanding language series)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1 - What is syntax? - 2 - Words belong different classes - 3 - Looking inside sentences - 4 - Heads and their dependents - 5 - How do we identify constituents? - 6 - Relationships within the clause - 7 - Processes that change grammatical relations - 8 - Wh-constructions : questions and relative clauses - 9 - Asking questions about syntax - Sources of data used in examples
520 _a"Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the worlds languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description. "-- Provided by publisher "Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the world's languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description"-- Provided by publisher
541 _e12995
546 _aIn English text.
650 _aGrammar, Comparative and general
_vSyntax.
_93348
856 _7Open Access:
_aGoogle Books
_qOnline Resources.
_yhttps://books.google.com.ph/books?id=QmPBDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
_zThe total pages displayed will be limited.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
_eFifth edition.
_hP 291 T35 2020
_kCIR
999 _c1987
_d1987