Syntax
Subtitle: a generative introduction
By: Andrew Carnie
Edition: Third Edition.
Series: Introducing linguistics -- 16
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780470655313
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax; Generative grammar; Syntax
Description: "Andrew Carnie's bestselling textbook on syntax has guided thousands of students through the discipline of theoretical syntax; retaining its popularity due to its combination of straightforward language, comprehensive coverage, and numerous exercises. In this third edition, topics have been updated, new exercises added, and the online resources have been expanded.  Supported by expanded online student and instructor resources at www.wiley.com/go/carnie, including extra chapters on HPSG,  LFG and time-saving materials for lecturers, including problem sets, PowerPoint slides, and an instructors' manual  Features new chapters on ellipsis, auxiliaries, and non-configurational languages  Covers topics including phrase structure, the lexicon, Case theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control  Accompanied by a new optional workbook, available separately, of sample problem sets which are designed to give students greater experience of analyzing syntactic structure  "--

"Andrew Carnie's bestselling textbook on syntax has guided thousands of students through the discipline of theoretical syntax; retaining its popularity due to its combination of straightforward language, comprehensive coverage, and numerous exercises. In this third edition, topics have been updated, new exercises added, and the online resources have been expanded"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.