Minimalist Syntax Exploring the Structure of English [Hardcover]

This textbook provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory.Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax and the Syntax of English, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax and the Syntax of English, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.Andrew Radford's latest textbook provides a concise, accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford leads students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analysis of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and helpful hints . There is also an extensive glossary of terms.1. Principles, parameters and universal grammar; 2. Categories and features; 3. Syntactic structure and merger; 4. Null constituents; 5. Head movement; 6. Wh-lB