Assuming no prior grammatical knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax.

Maggie Tallerman is Emerita Professor of Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.

Acknowledgements

Note to the instructor

Note to the student

List of abbreviations used in examples

List of tables

List of figures

1 What is syntax

2 Words belong to different classes

3 Looking inside sentences

4 Heads and their dependents

5 How do we identify constituents?

6 Relationships within the clause

7 Processes that change grammatical relations

8 Wh-constructions: questions and relative clauses

9 Asking questions about syntax

Sources of data used in examples

Glossary

References

Language index

Subject index