Grammar, Syntax & Linguistic Structure Books

New and Published Books

1. Practical Phonetics and Phonology

   A Resource Book for Students, 3rd Edition

   By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

   Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

   Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings—all in...

   Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
2. Allomorphy in Inflexion (Routledge Revivals)

   By Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1987, this book broke new ground in research on inflectional morphology. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of languages, it shows that this is not just a phenomenon left over from obsolete phonological processes but a subject deserving of respect in its own right. The book...

   Published January 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Equilibrium of Human Syntax

   Symmetries in the Brain

   By Andrea Moro

   Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

   This book assembles a collection of papers in two different domains: formal syntax and neurolinguistics. Here Moro provides evidence that the two fields are becoming more and more interconnected and that the new fascinating empirical questions and results in the latter field cannot be obtained...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Elliptical Noun Phrase in English

   Structure and Use

   By Christine Günther

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This book presents a detailed analysis of structural as well as pragmatic aspects underlying the phenomenon of noun ellipsis in English. Here Günther examines the structure of elliptical noun phrases to account for the conditions on noun ellipsis and those on one-insertion, with special emphasis on...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew (Routledge Revivals)

   By Noam Chomsky

   Routledge Revivals presents a reissue of Noam Chomksy’s MA thesis, written in 1951, and first published in 1979. Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew is a landmark study in linguistics and generative phonology, which provides not only an analysis of morphophonemics but of the entire grammar of Modern...

   Published October 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. Towards an Elegant Syntax

   By Michael Brody

   Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

   This collection of essays, written between 1980 and 2001, places the search for theoretical elegance at centre stage. The author shows that although the conceptual difference between 'elegance' and the minimalist search for 'perfection' may appear to be subtle, its consequences are in fact wide...

   Published October 7th 2012 by Routledge
7. Finnish

   By Merja Karalainen, Helena Sulkala

   Series: Descriptive Grammars

   Explores many interesting details of Finnish syntax, morphology, phonology and lexicon, providing the linguist, for the first time in English, the opportunity for cross-language comparisons and detailed linguistic analysis....

   Published September 29th 2012 by Routledge
8. Maltese

   By Marie Azzopardi-Alexander, Albert Borg

   Series: Descriptive Grammars

   Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and the...

   Published September 29th 2012 by Routledge
9. Structure in Language

   A Dynamic Perspective

   By Thomas Berg

   Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics

   This book examines one of the allegedly unique features of human language: structure sensitivity. Its point of departure is the distinction between content and structural units, which are defined in psycholinguistic terms. The focus of the book is on structural representations, in particular their...

   Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
10. Comparative Syntax and Language Acquisition

    By Luigi Rizzi

    Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

    In this collection of essays, the author addresses the central issues in syntax theory, comparative syntax and the theoretically conscious study of language acquisition. Key topics are explored, including the properties of null elements and the theory of parameters. Some of the essays presented...

    Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge