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Syntax: A Generative Introduction (Introducing Linguistics)

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Clear book

The book is actually really clear and explanatory. It was in good condition. One needs to follow every words and every example provided in order to fully understand the concepts explained. It's a great textbook for undergraduate class of grammar as well as graduate one.

Clear explanations, but a number of mistakes.

Carnie does a good job of explaining the theories of syntax, but even on the fourth printing of the second edition there are still many typos and inconsistencies. The third edition (coming soon) should resolve many of these problems.

syntax in a nutshell

the topic itself is a bit hard to understand but he does a good job. the diagrams are plentious and well done. key words are in bold and are defined, making them easy to find later. the chapters are broken up and well organized with examples and boxes summarizing and clarifying concisely the main points. bolded words and their definitions are given again in a list at the end of each chapter, with further readings on this topic, followed by problem sets. a very Chomsky and generative grammar based explanation of syntax. most of the examples are in english but some other languages are included, mostly later in the book

Lovely Book

This book is an excellent introduction into some of the more in-depth ideas about syntax theory. The explanations are clear and the writing is accessible even to a beginning linguist. The exercises in the book encourage the student to think in an analytical fashion, which I find crucial to doing well in the subject.
To those among us who didn't enjoy the book, perhaps you should have taken a few linguistics courses before attempting generative syntax.

Product Description

Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the second edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, movement, and locality conditions.

Includes new and extended problem sets in every chapter, all of which have been annotated for level and skill type
Features three new chapters on advanced topics including vP shells, object shells, control, gapping and ellipsis and an additional chapter on advanced topics in binding
Offers a brief survey of both Lexical-Functional Grammar and Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar
Succeeds in strengthening the reader's foundational knowledge, and prepares them for more advanced study
Supported by an instructor's manual and online resources for students and instructors, available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/carnie

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