Introduction To Syntax

An Introduction to Syntax
This comprehensive new textbook is an engaging introduction to syntax. Clearly organized and accessible, it provides students with a through grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data from a typologically wide variety of language. The book guide students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using example from a range of phenomena in human language. It also includes a chapter on theories of syntax. Each chapter includes generous exercises and recommendations for further study. The emphasis on languages and data sets this book apart from other introduction to syntax.

This book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students on courses devoted to the study of syntax. It will also be very valuable to students in other cognitive science fields who are interested in language.