1st Edition
Essentials of Grammatical Theory A Consensus View of Syntax and Morphology
By Robert Boyden Lamb
Copyright 1979
330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
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The aim of this book, first published in 1979, is to provide a sound basic introduction to the study of grammar within linguistics. The work concentrates primarily on the core of grammatical theory rather than a single narrow theoretical viewpoint. After introductory chapters on the study of language and language as a semiotic system, the precise tasks of grammatical theory are clearly outlined.... Read more
Typographical Conventions; Preface; 1. The Study of Language 2. Language as a Semiotic System 3. The Task of Grammar 4. Generative Grammar – Rules and Descriptions 5. Grammatical Analysis 6. Constructions – the Problem of "Bracketing" 7. Grammatical Class – The Problem of "Labelling" 8. Transformations 9. "Rank" – The Size Units of Grammar 10. Morphological Structure 11. Grammar and Meaning 12. Grammar and Discourse; Questions for Study; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index
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D. J. Allerton
