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