Minimalist Syntax

Minimalist Syntax by Andrew Radford

Andrew Radford's textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax - such as categories and features, merger, null constituents, movement, case, and split projections - and shows how the 'computational component' works within the minimalist framework. Beginning at an elementary level, the book introduces grammatical concepts and sets out the theoretical foundations of Principles and Parameters and Universal Grammar, before progressing in stages towards more complex phenomena. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

Andrew Radford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex.

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ISBN 13	9780521542746
ISBN 10	052154274X
Title	Minimalist Syntax
Author	Andrew Radford
Series	Cambridge Textbooks In Linguistics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2004-05-27
Number of pages	528
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