Syntactic Analysis: The Basics

Syntactic Analysis: The Basics

Highly readable and eminently practical, <i>Syntactic Analysis: The Basics</i> focuses on bringing students with little background in linguistics up to speed on how modern syntactic analysis works. <ul> <li>A succinct and practical introduction to understanding sentence structure, ideal for students who need to get up to speed on key concepts in the field</li> <li>Introduces readers to the central terms and concepts in syntax</li> <li>Offers a hands-on approach to understanding and performing syntactic analysis and introduces students to linguistic argumentation</li> <li>Includes numerous problem sets, helpfully graded for difficulty, with model answers provided at critical points</li> <li>Prepares readers for more advanced work with syntactic systems and syntactic analyses</li> </ul>