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008			140325s2015 enka b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780415746991 (hbk)
020			_a9780415746984 (pbk)
020			_z9781315758084 (ebk)
040			_aDLC _cKABLIB _dKABLIB
082	0	0	_a415 _223 _bTAL
100	1		_aTallerman, Maggie, _d1957- _eAuthor. _95655
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Syntax / _cMaggie Tallerman.
250			_aFourth Edition.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _cc2015.
300			_axv, 341 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aUnderstanding Language Series.
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 323-332.
520			_a"Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the worlds languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the world's languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aGrammar, Comparative and general _xSyntax. _95656
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax. _2bisacsh _95657
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. _2bisacsh _95658
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. _2bisacsh _95659
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