The Syntactic Phenomena of English [Hardcover]

This second edition of James D. McCawley's classic textbook offers in one volume a complete course in the syntactic structure of English. New to this edition are sections on appositive constructions, parasitic gaps, contrastive negation, and comparative conditional sentences, as well as expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. The presentation is coherent, comprehensive, and systematically organized, beginning with an overview of McCawley's approach to syntactic analysis and progressing through the major constructions and processes of English grammar. No prior special knowledge of syntax is presupposed, and the number and variety of exercises after each chapter have been increased.

And now available from the author!Answers to Selected Exercises.

Instructors using James D. McCawley'sThe Syntactic Phenomena of English, Second Editionmay request a complimentary copy ofAnswers to Selected Exercises in The Syntactic Phenomena of Englishby writing on their department's letterhead to the author, James D. McCawley, Department of Linguistics, 1010 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. [Note: This material is available only from the author and is not available from the University of Chicago Press.]

James D. McCawleyis the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, includingAdverbs, Vowels and Other Objects of WonderandEverything that Linguists Have Always Wanted to Know About Logic, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Abbreviations and Special Symbols
1. Introduction
2. Overview of the Scheme of Syntactical Analysis Adopted Below
3. Some Tests for Deep and Surface Constituent Structure
4. Some Subject-Changing Transformations
5.Complements