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Analysing english sentence structure : an intermediate course in syntax / Andrew Radford.

By: Radford, Andrew [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2024Description: xviii, 540 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 978-1-009-32293-5Subject(s): ENGLISH SUBJECT -- SENTENCES | ENGLISH SUBJECT -- SYNTAXLOC classification: PE 1365 R33 2024

Contents:

1. Background -- 2. A-movement -- 3. Agreement -- 4. The clause periphery -- 5. More peripheral constituents -- 6. The subperiphery -- 7. Abbreviated registers --

Summary: "Andrew Radford has acquired an unrivalled reputation over the past forty years for writing syntax textbooks in which difficult concepts are clearly explained without excessive use of technical jargon. Analysing English Sentence Structure continues in this tradition, offering a well-structured intermediate course in English syntax and contemporary syntactic theory. Chapters are split into core modules, each focusing on a specific topic, and the reader is supported throughout with learning aids such as summaries, lists of key hypotheses and principles, extensive references, exercises with handy hints, and a glossary of terminology"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Arts and Sciences	General Circulation	GC PE 1365 R33 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000005786

1. Background --
2. A-movement --
3. Agreement --
4. The clause periphery --
5. More peripheral constituents --
6. The subperiphery --
7. Abbreviated registers --

"Andrew Radford has acquired an unrivalled reputation over the past forty years for writing syntax textbooks in which difficult concepts are clearly explained without excessive use of technical jargon. Analysing English Sentence Structure continues in this tradition, offering a well-structured intermediate course in English syntax and contemporary syntactic theory. Chapters are split into core modules, each focusing on a specific topic, and the reader is supported throughout with learning aids such as summaries, lists of key hypotheses and principles, extensive references, exercises with handy hints, and a glossary of terminology"-- Provided by publisher.

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