English Syntax and Argumentation
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Beschreibung
How can we go about describing the structure of sentences? What do we learn from analysing language in this way? This book examines the nuts and bolts of English syntax in an accessible way.
Now in its fourth edition, English Syntax and Argumentation remains a student favourite. The book starts with a discussion of the basic concepts that are important in the study of syntax, and then moves on to more complex issues. Each chapter carefully explains technical terms and uses graphic illustrations alongside easy-to-follow examples and 'hands-on' exercises to illuminate key ideas.
From words and phrases to constituency and argumentation – and now with a chapter on tense, aspect and mood – the book's broad coverage and clear organisation make it essential reading for all students of English and Linguistics who are encountering the study of syntax for the first time.
This successful textbook gives students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure and acquaints them with the essentials of syntactic argument. Now updated and expanded, the fourth edition features an additional chapter on the notions of tense, aspect and modality, revised treatment of the structure of noun phrases and new exercises throughout.
New edition of our biggestselling introductory Language and Linguistics textbook
Now updated and expanded, featuring an additional chapter and case study and new exercises
Extremely userfriendly and includes a glossary, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and a list of recommended reference works to aid study
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