Grammar and Syntax

Asya Pereltsvaig Languages of the World

An Introduction

Third Edition

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This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding resource for students is a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. Each chapter contains core modules focusing on a specific topic, a summary recapitulating the main points of the chapter, and a bibliographical section providing extensive references to original source material. This edition has been extensively updated, with new analyses, new exercise materials, new references and a brand-new chapter on adjuncts. Available NowStudents will benefit enormously from an extensive online Workbook, which contains a vast amount of exercise material for each module, and a Students’ Answerbook, while teachers will value a comprehensive 2020, 244 x 170 mm, 500 pp Teachers’ Answerbook, and extensive presentation slides outlining the module contents and Workbook answers. 9781108748124 | Paperback (also available as an eBook)

This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding ANDREW RADFORD is resource for students is a step-by-step, practical currently Emeritus Professor of introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, Linguistics at the University of written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Essex. He has written numerous Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, textbooks on syntactic Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be theory and English syntax for used to describe various aspects of English sentence Cambridge University Press, structure. Each chapter contains core modules focusing on a specific topic, a summary recapitulating the including Transformational Syntax main points of the chapter, and a bibliographical (1981), Transformational Grammar section providing extensive references to original (1988), Minimalist Syntax source material. This edition has been extensively (2004) and Analysing English updated, with new analyses, new exercise materials, Sentences (2009), as well as new references and a brand-new chapter on adjuncts. research monographs on syntax: Students will benefit enormously from an extensive Colloquial English: Structure and online Workbook, which contains a vast amount of Variation (2018) and Relative exercise material for each module, and a Students’ Clauses: Structure and Variation in Answerbook, while teachers will value a comprehensive Everyday English (2019). Teachers’ Answerbook, and extensive presentation slides outlining the module contents and Workbook answers. ‘Radford has done it again! His elegant new book is replete with examples and arguments that have everything one could hope to find in a textbook. They are simple and transparent, witty and sardonic, yet often surprising and surprisingly profound. They are illuminated by parallels and contrasts with historical, mainly Shakespearean, data, and with data from children acquiring their first language. Most importantly, the book is theoretically sophisticated, yet approachable and accessible, giving even the novice insight into the current framework of Chomsky’s Minimalist generative grammar.’ Neil Smith, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University College London

This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding ANDREW RADFORD is resource for students is a step-by-step, practical currently Emeritus Professor of introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, Linguistics at the University of written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Essex. He has written numerous Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, textbooks on syntactic Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be theory and English syntax for used to describe various aspects of English sentence Cambridge University Press, structure. Each chapter contains core modules focusing on a specific topic, a summary recapitulating the including Transformational Syntax main points of the chapter, and a bibliographical (1981), Transformational Grammar section providing extensive references to original (1988), Minimalist Syntax source material. This edition has been extensively (2004) and Analysing English updated, with new analyses, new exercise materials, Sentences (2009), as well as new references and a brand-new chapter on adjuncts. research monographs on syntax: Students will benefit enormously from an extensive Colloquial English: Structure and online Workbook, which contains a vast amount of Variation (2018) and Relative exercise material for each module, and a Students’ Clauses: Structure and Variation in Answerbook, while teachers will value a comprehensive Everyday English (2019). Teachers’ Answerbook, and extensive presentation slides outlining the module contents and Workbook answers. ‘Radford has done it again! His elegant new book is replete with examples and arguments that have everything one could hope to find in a textbook. They are simple and transparent, witty and sardonic, yet often surprising and surprisingly profound. They are illuminated by parallels and contrasts with historical, mainly Shakespearean, data, and with data from children acquiring their first language. Most importantly, the book is theoretically sophisticated, yet approachable and accessible, giving even the novice insight into the current framework of Chomsky’s Minimalist generative grammar.’ Neil Smith, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University College London

ANDREW RADFORD is currently Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex. He has written numerous textbooks on syntactic theory and English syntax for Cambridge University Press, including Transformational Syntax (1981), Transformational Grammar (1988), Minimalist Syntax (2004) and Analysing English Sentences (2009), as well as research monographs on syntax: Colloquial English: Structure and Variation (2018) and Relative Clauses: Structure and Variation in Everyday English (2019). ‘Radford has done it again! His elegant new book is replete with examples and arguments that have everything one could hope to find in a textbook. They are simple and transparent, witty and sardonic, yet often surprising and surprisingly profound. They are illuminated by parallels and contrasts with historical, mainly Shakespearean, data, and with data from children acquiring their first language. Most importantly, the book is theoretically sophisticated, yet approachable and accessible, giving even the novice insight into the current framework of Chomsky’s Minimalist generative grammar.’ Neil Smith, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University College London

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Languages of the World

An Introduction Third edition

Asya Pereltsvaig Are you curious to know what all human languages have in common and in what ways they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Then this book is for you! Now in its third edition, it guides beginners through the rich diversity of the world’s languages. It presupposes no background in linguistics, and introduces the reader to linguistic concepts with the help of problem sets, end of chapter exercises and an extensive bibliography. Charts of language families provide geographical and genealogical information, and engaging sidebars with demographic, social, historical and geographical facts help to contextualise and bring languages to life. This edition includes a fully updated glossary of all linguistic terms used, new problem sets, and a new chapter on cartography. Supplementary online materials include links to all websites mentioned, and answers to the exercises for instructors.

Contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Languages of Europe 3. Languages of Iran and South Asia 4. Languages of Northern Eurasia 5. Languages of the Caucasus 6. Languages of the Greater Middle East 7. Languages of sub-Saharan Africa 8. Languages of eastern Asia 9. Languages of the South Sea Islands 10. Aboriginal languages of New Guinea and Australia 11. Native languages of the Americas 12. Remaining issues: macro families, sign languages, and constructed languages Glossary Index of languages Index of terms Bibliography.

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An Introduction to English Sentence Structure

Andrew Radford, University of Essex

This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding resource for students is a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. Each chapter contains core modules focusing on a specific topic, a summary recapitulating the main points of the chapter, and a bibliographical section providing references to original source material. This edition has been extensively updated, with new analyses, exercise materials, references and a brand-new chapter on adjuncts. Students will benefit from the online workbook, which contains a vast amount of exercise material for each module, including self-study materials and a student answerbook for these. Teachers will value the extensive PowerPoints outlining module contents and the comprehensive teacher answerbook, which covers all workbook and PowerPoint exercises.

Contents

1. Grammar 2. Heads, complements and specifiers 3. Adjuncts 4. Null constituents 5. Head movement 6. Phrasal movement.

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Construction Grammar

The Structure of English

Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics

Construction Grammar

The Structure of English

Thomas Hoffmann NEW

Available June 2022 247 x 174 mm, 350 pp 9781107601123 | Paperback (also available as an eBook)

Thomas Hoffmann, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany and Hunan Normal University

What do speakers of a language have to know, and what can they ‘figure out’ on the basis of that knowledge, in order for them to use their language successfully? This is the question at the heart of Construction Grammar, an approach to the study of language that views all dimensions of language as equal contributors to shaping linguistic expressions. The trademark characteristic of Construction Grammar is the insight that language is a repertoire of more or less complex patterns – constructions – that integrate form and meaning. This textbook shows how a Construction Grammar approach can be used to analyse the English language, offering explanations for language acquisition, variation and change. It covers all levels of syntactic description, from word-formation and inflectional morphology to phrasal and clausal phenomena and information-structure constructions. Each chapter includes exercises and further readings, making it an accessible introduction for undergraduate students of linguistics and English language.

• Presents a cognitive approach that illustrates how the theory can explain syntax as well as word-formation • Highlights the relevance of syntactic analysis by including sections on language acquisition, variation and change • Offers a step-by-step introduction to formal representation that avoids complex analyses, but is still compatible with computational approaches

Contents

Preface Figures Tables 1. Introduction 2. Usage based construction grammar 3. Morphological constructions 4. Word, phrasal and idiom constructions 5. Complex phrasal and clausal constructions 6. Constructional variation and change 7. Constructional approaches and formalisms 8. Outlook: Emerging research topics in construction grammar Exercises Solutions to exercises Glossary and list of abbreviations References Index of constructions General Index.

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