This textbook provides a concise, readable introduction to contemporary work in syntactic theory, particularly to key concepts of Chomsky's minimalist program. Andrew Radford gives a general overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive devices used in 1990s work. Syntax: a Minimalist Introduction presupposes no prior knowledge of syntax or any language other than english: the analysis is based on Standard. Belfast. Jamaican, Shakespearean and Child English. There are exercises (with helpful hints and model answers and a substantial glossary.) .This is an abridged version of Radford's major new textbook Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English;A Minimalist Approach (also published by Cambridge University Press), and will be welcomed as a short introduction to curent syntactic theory.
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王宗炎序 導讀 1 Grammar 2 Categories 3 Structure 4 Empty categories 5 Head movement 6 Operator movement 7 Subjects 8 A movement 9 VP shells 10 Agreement projections Glossary and list of abbreviations References Index 文庫索引