Syntax : a generative introduction ; the syntax workbook : a companion to Carnie's Syntax 4e / Andrew Carnie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carnie, Andrew, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Introducing linguistics ; volume 1: 4.

volume 1: Introducing linguistics ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Syntax workbook.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2021.

Summary:

Andrew Carnie's bestselling Syntax: A Generative Introduction has provided the starting point for the careers of an entire generation of syntacticians. Now in its fourth edition, this popular textbook remains the leading introduction to the rules, principles, and processes that determine the structure of sentences in language. Comprehensive yet accessible, the text provides a well-balanced, student-friendly introduction to syntactic theory. Topics covered include phrase structure, the lexicon, binding theory, case theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, ditransitives, verbal inflection and auxiliaries, ellipsis, control theory, non-configurational languages, and more. Designed to support and reinforce student comprehension, this text features a wealth of pedagogical tools, including learning objectives, discussion questions, and problems of varying levels of difficulty. Students and instructors will also benefit from access to companion websites featuring problem sets, PowerPoint slides, an updated instructor's manual, author-created videos, online-only chapters, and other supplementary material. --

The fourth edition features revised material throughout, including a new section on Chomsky's Merge and additional problem sets in every chapter, while new examples throughout the text broaden the appeal and relatability of the text to a more diverse set of students. The optional supporting text The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax has also been thoroughly revised and expanded to offer students the opportunity to practice the skills and concepts introduced in the primary text. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface and Acknowledgments

Part 1 Preliminaries

1. Generative Grammar

0. Preliminaries

1. Syntax as Science - the Scientific Method

2. Syntax as a Cognitive Science

3. Models of Syntax

4. Competence vs. Performance

5. A Clarification on the Word "Language"

6. Where Do the Rules Come From?

7. Choosing among Theories about Syntax

8. The Scientific Method and the Structure of this Textbook

9. Conclusion

Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter

General Problem Sets

Challenge Problem Sets

2. Parts of Speech

0. Words and Why They Matter to Syntax

1. Determining Part of Speech

2. The Major Parts of Speech N, V, Adj, and Adv

3. Open vs. Closed; Lexical vs. Functional

4. Subcategories and Features

5. Conclusion

3. Constituency, Trees, and Rules

0. Introduction

1. Rules and Trees

2. How to Draw a Tree

3. Modification and Ambiguity

4. Constituency Tests

5. Constituency in Other Languages

6. Conclusion

4. Structural Relations

1. The Parts of a Tree

2. Dominance

3. Precedence

4. C-command

5. Grammatical Relations

6. Conclusions

5. Binding Theory

1. The Notions Coindex and Antecedent

2. Binding

3. Locality Conditions on the Binding of Anaphors

4. The Distribution of Pronouns

5. The Distribution of R-expressions

6. Why Does Binding Theory Matter to Syntacticians

7. Conclusion

Part 2 The Base

6. X-bar Theory

1. Bar-level Projections

2. Generalizing the Rules: The X-bar Schema

3. Complements, Adjuncts, and Specifiers

4. Some Definitional Housekeeping

5. Parameters of Word Order

6. Drawing Trees in X-bar Notation

7. Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories

1. Determiner Phrases (DPs)

2. A Descriptive Tangent into Clause Types

3. Complementizer Phrases (CPs)

4. Tense, Perfect, Progressive and Voice Phrases

8. Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory

1. Some Basic Terminology

2. Thematic Relations and Theta Roles

3. The Lexicon

4. Expletives and the Extended Projection Principle

9. Theta Grids and Functional Categories

1. Complementizers

2. Determiners

3. Using Theta Grids for English Auxiliaries

4. Main verbs vs. Auxiliaries

Part 3 Movement

10. Head-to-Head Movement

1. Verb Movement (V T)

2. T Movement (T C)

3. Do-support

Appendix: Determining if a Language has V T Movement

11. DP Movement

1. A Puzzle for the Theory of Theta Roles

2. Passives

3. Case

4. Raising: Reprise

5. Passives: Reprise

6. Inherently Passive Verbs: Unaccusatives

7. DP Movement in SVO vs. VSO Languages

8. Conclusion

12. Wh-movement and Locality Constraints

1. Movement in Wh-questions

2. Relative Clauses

3. Islands

4. The Minimal Link Condition

5. Echo Questions (Wh-in-situ) in English

13. A Unified Theory of Movement

1. Move

2. Explaining Cross-linguistic Differences

3. Scope, Covert Movement, and the MLC

4. Conclusion

Part 4 Advanced Topics

14. Ditransitives

1. The Problem of Ditransitive Verbs

2. The Active Voice Head

3. Object Shift

4. Ditransitives: Reprise

15. Raising, Control, and Empty Categories

1. Raising vs. Control

2. Two Kinds of Raising, Two Kinds of Control

3. Control Theory

4. Another Kind of Null Subject: "Little" pro

16. Ellipsis

0. Ellipsis

1. LF-copying or PF-deletion

2. Antecedent-Contained Deletion and Pseudogapping

3. Conclusion

17. Advanced Topics in Binding Theory

1. Levels of Representation

2. The Definition of Binding Domain

18. Polysynthesis, Incorporation, and Non-configurationality

1. Polysynthesis

2. Incorporation

3. Scrambling and Non-configurationality

19. Merge

1. External Merge

2. Internal Merge

Conclusions and Directions for Further Study

References

Index

Preface and Acknowledgments

References.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1119794374

9781119794370

OCLC:

1199328796

Publisher Number:

99990940400