Transformational grammar. A first course. - Radford, Andrew.
a first course
KORTE INHOUD
Andrew Radford's new textbook is principally for students with little or no background in syntax who need a lively and up-to-date introduction to contemporary work on transformational grammar. It covers four main topics - the goals of linguistic theory, syntactic structure, the nature and role of the lexicon, and the function of transformations and the principles governing their application. The framework takes into account the major works such as Chomsky's Knowledge of Language and Barriers written since the publication of Radford's widely acclaimed Transformational Syntax in 1981. Not only does the present book use a more recent theoretical framework, but at the descriptive level it covers a wider range of constructions and rules than its predecessor. Andrew Radford is well known for his effective pedagogical approach, and in this book even more care has been devoted to providing a sympathetic and non-technical introduction to the field. At the end of each chapter are exercises which reinforce the text, ena...
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1988Uitgever: Cambridge, University Press, 1988.626 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0521347505ISBN-13: 9780521347501Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Paperback. xiv,626 pp.; 22.5x15 cm. "Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics". Text in English. - Very good. See picture. 880 [Auteur: Radford, Andrew.] [Uitgever: University Press] [Jaar: 1988] [Titel: Transformational grammar. A first course.]
