Book description
Andrew Carnie's bestselling textbook on syntax has guided thousands of
students through the discipline of theoretical syntax; retaining its
popularity due to its combination of straightforward language,
comprehensive coverage, and numerous exercises. In this third edition,
topics have been updated, new exercises added, and the online resources
have been expanded.
- Supported by expanded online student
and instructor
resources, including extra chapters on HPSG, LFG and
time-saving materials for lecturers, including problem sets,
PowerPoint slides, and an instructors' manual
- Features new chapters on ellipsis, auxiliaries, and
non-configurational languages
- Covers topics including phrase structure, the lexicon, Case
theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells,
and control
- Accompanied by a new optional workbook, available separately, of
sample problem sets which are designed to give students greater
experience of analyzing syntactic structure
Andrew Carnie
is Professor of Linguistics and Faculty Director in the Graduate
College at the University of Arizona. He specializes in generative
syntactic theory with an emphasis on constituency, VSO languages,
copular constructions and the Celtic Languages. He is the author of
numerous other publications, including
Irish Nouns
(2008),
Constituent Structure
(2010),
Formal Approaches to Celtic Linguistics
(2011),
Modern Syntax
(2011), and
The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).
