English Syntax : : A Minimalist Account of Structure and Variation / / Elspeth Edelstein.

Delivers a firm grounding in the tools of syntactic analysis using a minimalist frameworkApplies the Minimalist framework to data from a number of varieties of EnglishEach chapter includes a ‘pre-Minimalist’ section, highlighting differences between the Minimalist framework and previous syntactic th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2020
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced : ETELAA
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on companion website
  • Glossary
  • 1 Got grammar?
  • 2 Phrase structure
  • 3 Lexical verbs
  • 4 Auxiliary verbs and functional structure
  • 5 Embedded clauses and questions
  • 6 Negation
  • 7 Non-finite complements
  • 8 Nouns and determiners
  • 9 Adjectives and adverbs
  • 10 Minimalism and microvariation
  • Bibliography
  • Index