An Introduction to Syntax Fundamentals of Syntactic Analysis

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'Unlike most syntax textbooks, this one approaches the technicalities via a broad consideration of explanation illustrated from everyday life. The discussion presents the view of a leading scholar in the field, whose enthusiasm, wisdom and open-mindedn

Preface

viii

Symbols and Abbreviations

xiii

Chapter 1 What is Syntax?

(27)

1 Preliminaries

(5)

2 Studying the world

(10)

2.1 Explanation

(6)

2.2 Observation

(1)

2.3 Description

(3)

3 Studying language

(5)

3.1 Overview

(1)

3.2 Structure

(3)

3.3 Function

(1)

3.4 Location

(2)

4 Why do languages have syntax?

(3)

5 Conclusions

(1)

Notes

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Chapter 2 Linear Order

(35)

1 Preliminaries

(2)

2 Temporal relations: some possibilities

(7)

2.1 The general schema

(1)

2.2 Relations

(2)

2.3 Terms

(1)

2.4 Context

(1)

2.5 Modalities

(1)

2.6 Summary

(2)

3 Temporal relations in syntax: some facts

(19)

3.1 Relations

(6)

3.2 Terms

(12)

3.3 Context

(1)

3.4 Modalities

(1)

Conclusions

(5)

Notes 6o

Exercises

(2)

Chapter 3 Selection

(38)

1 Preliminaries

(3)

2 Selection: some possibilities

(3)

3 Selection in syntax: some facts

(25)

3.1 Order and selection

(2)

3.2 The selection of words

(6)

3.3 The selection of word forms

(14)

3.4 A comparison of word selection and word form selection

(3)

4 Conclusions

(5)

Notes

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Chapter 4 Categories

101

(39)

1 Preliminaries

101

(4)

2 Partonomy and taxonomy: some possibilities

105

(10)

2.1 Unequal parts and unequal subtypes

109

(3)

2.2 Parts that belong to more than one whole and tokens that belong to more than one type

112

(3)

3 Partonomy and taxonomy in syntax: some facts

115

(21)

3.1 Selection and inventory

115

(3)

3.2 The birth of a syntactic category

118

(3)

3.3 The partonomic and taxonomic status of nouns

121

(6)

3.4 Complex patterns of syntactic partonomv and taxonomy

127

(9)

4 Conclusions

136

(1)

Notes

137

(1)

Exercises

137

(3)

Chapter 5 Syntax, Meaning and Sound Form

140

(39)

1 Preliminaries

140

(4)

2 Symbolic correspondence: sonic possibilities

144

(7)

3 Symbolic correspondence in syntax: some facts

151

(21)

3.1 Syntactic structure and meaning

151

(18)

3.2 Syntactic structure and sound form

169

(3)

4 Conclusions

172

(2)

Notes

174

(1)

Exercises

175

(4)

Chapter 6 Variation and Change

179

(35)

1 Preliminaries

179

(3)

2 Variation and change: some possibilities

182

(9)

3 Syntactic variation

191

(12)

3.1 Verb agreement

191

(3)

3.2 Constituent order

194

(3)

3.3 Accusative and ergative systems

197

(6)

4 Syntactic change

203

(7)

4.1 The historical evolution of definite articles

204

(3)

4.2 The first-language acquisition of wh-questions

207

(3)

5 Conclusions

210

(1)

Notes

211

(1)

Exercises

212

(2)

Chapter 7 Explaining Syntax

214

(37)

1 Preliminaries

214

(3)

2 Structural explanations

217

(8)

2.1 Wh-questions in English

217

(4)

2.2 Relative clauses in Basque

221

(4)

3 Evolutionary explanations

225

(11)

3.1 Direct objects in French

225

(4)

3.2 Direct and indirect objects in English

229

(7)

4 Functional explanations

236

(10)

4.1 Co-oordinate ellipsis in English and Japanese

238

(5)

4.2 Constituent order in Mandarin Chinese

243

(3)

5 Conclusions

246

(1)

Notes

247

(2)

Exercises

249

(2)

Glossary

251

(8)

References

259

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