English Grammar

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

This book is intended primarily for undergraduate students of English, though it will also be useful for undergraduates in linguistics focusing on English. It shows how a restricted set of principles can account for a wide range of the phenomena of English syntax. While the main focus of the book is empirical, it introduces important theoretical concepts: theta theory, X-bar theory, case theory, locality, binding theory, economy, full interpretation, functional projections. In doing so it prepares the student for more advanced theoretical work. The authors integrate many recent insights into the nature of syntactic structure into their discussion. They present information in a gradual way: hypotheses developed in early chapters are reviewed and modified in subsequent ones. The authors also pay attention to the relation between structure and interpretation and to language variation, and particularly to register variation. They include a wide range of diverse exercises, giving the student an opportunity for creative individual work on English.

Grammatikbogen "English Grammar" er primært rettet mod bachelorstuderende ved engelskuddannelsen, selvom den også kan være nyttig for lingvistikstuderende med interesse for det engelske sprogområde. Bogen viser, hvordan et begrænset sæt af principper kan dække over en vid række af fænomener i engelsk syntaks. Selvom bogens hovedfokus er empirisk, introducerer den vigtige teoretiske koncepter såsom theta-teori, X-bar teori, case-teori, lokalitet, bindingsteori, økonomi, full interpretation og funktionelle projektioner. Dette gør den studerende parat til mere avanceret teoretisk arbejde. "English Grammar" præsenterer informationen på en gradvis måde, eftersom hypoteser udviklet i tidligere kapitler bliver vurderet og modificeret i efterfølgende kapitler. Bogen indeholder desuden en lang række forskellige øvelser, der giver den studerende mulighed for at udføre kreativt individuelt arbejde på engelsk.

Grammatikbogen "English Grammar" er primært rettet mod bachelorstuderende ved engelskuddannelsen, selvom den også kan være nyttig for lingvistikstuderende med interesse for det engelske sprogområde. Bogen viser, hvordan et begrænset sæt af principper kan dække over en vid række af fænomener i engelsk syntaks. Selvom bogens hovedfokus er empirisk, introducerer den vigtige teoretiske koncepter såsom theta-teori, X-bar teori, case-teori, lokalitet, bindingsteori, økonomi, full interpretation og funktionelle projektioner. Dette gør den studerende parat til mere avanceret teoretisk arbejde. "English Grammar" præsenterer informationen på en gradvis måde, eftersom hypoteser udviklet i tidligere kapitler bliver vurderet og modificeret i efterfølgende kapitler. Bogen indeholder desuden en lang række forskellige øvelser, der giver den studerende mulighed for at udføre kreativt individuelt arbejde på engelsk.