A Modern Course in English Syntax [Hardcover]

This popular course book gives students of English and linguistics a systematic account of the rules of English syntax, and acquaints them with the general methodology of syntactic description. It teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguments, and how to apply the tests in the analysis of sentences.English linguistics students will find this popular course book invaluable as it gives a systematic account of the rules of English synax and also teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguements.Haegeman, Liliane; Wekker, HermanChapter 1 Aims and Methods; Chapter 2 Constituents; Chapter 3 Functions; Chapter 4 Processes; Chapter 5 Non-Finite Clauses: Raising and Control; Chapter 6 Reanalysis: A Problem of Bracketing; Chapter 7 Levels of Structure;US? 1985 Herman Wekker and Liliane Haegeman