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An introduction to syntax : fundamentals of syntactic analysis / Edith Moravcsik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moravcsik, Edith A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, New York : Continuum, [2006]
- Summary:
- This comprehensive introduction to syntax explains the basic concepts of syntax, and how the structures which are in place for describing the world can also be applied to a description of language structure. Edith Moravcsik presents a detailed introduction to syntactic description, including linear order, selection, categories, meaning, sound form, variation and change. The final selection provides a summary which looks at how we can explain syntax. The book includes student-friendly features, such as chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, and a glossary of terms.Â.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441171757
- 1441171754
- OCLC:
- 1024230993
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