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Understanding sentence structure : an introduction to English syntax

By: Tortora, ChristinaMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Linguistics in the worldPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2018Description: xix, 348 pages : chartsISBN: 9781118659489 (hardback); 9781118659946 (paper)Subject(s): English language | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / GeneralDDC classification: 425

Contents:

Let's get parsing! -- The subject NP- outside and In -- The subject's better half: the verb phrase -- Up close and personal with the prepositional phrase -- Infinite wisdom: sentences inside the verb phrase -- It's more complex than that: the complex noun phrase -- Making their presence felt: silent categories -- The main attraction: main verbs and the simple tenses -- The support system: auxiliaries and the compound tenses -- It takes a village: main verbs, auxiliaries, tense, and negation -- Unfinished business.

Summary: "This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed"--

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Let's get parsing! --
The subject NP- outside and In --
The subject's better half: the verb phrase --
Up close and personal with the prepositional phrase --
Infinite wisdom: sentences inside the verb phrase --
It's more complex than that: the complex noun phrase --
Making their presence felt: silent categories --
The main attraction: main verbs and the simple tenses --
The support system: auxiliaries and the compound tenses --
It takes a village: main verbs, auxiliaries, tense, and negation --
Unfinished business.

"This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed"--

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