{"product_id":"understanding-syntax-paperback","title":"Understanding Syntax - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggie Tallerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming no prior grammatical knowledge, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax. Taking a largely theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint throughout, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduces syntactic typology, syntactic description and the major typological categories found in the languages of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclarifies with examples grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause, including word classes and their syntactic properties; grammatical relations such as subject and object; case and agreement processes; passives and other valency-changing processes; questions and relative clauses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efeatures in-text and chapter-end exercises to extend the reader's knowledge of syntactic concepts and argumentation, drawing on data from over 100 languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehighlights the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sixth edition has been revised to include updated further readings, improved examples and exercises and additional explanations of the most demanding concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential textbook for students studying the description of language, cross-linguistic syntax, language typology and linguistic fieldwork, and will be the foundation for all studies of theoretical syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Tallerman\u003c\/b\u003e is Emerita Professor of Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67588311482470,"sku":"9781032629544","price":113.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/gmbKK-l6kA9781032629544.webp?v=1790707849","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/understanding-syntax-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}