1st Edition

Introducing English Syntax A Basic Guide for Students of English

By Peter Fenn, Götz Schwab Copyright 2018
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

Introducing English Syntax provides a basic introduction to syntax for students studying English as a foreign language at university. Examining English phrase and sentence structure from a descriptive point of view, this book develops the reader’s understanding of the characteristic features of English sentence construction and provides the necessary theoretical apparatus for engaging with the... Read more

Introduction 

1. Basic Elements of Grammatical Structure

2. The Simple Sentence and its Grammatical Functions

3. Structural variations of the simple sentence and functional consequences

4. Phrases and their Structure (I)

5. Phrases and their Structure (II)

6. The Multiple Sentence

7. Non-finite clauses in the complex sentence (I): The Infinitive

8. Non-finite clauses in the complex sentence (II): The Gerund

9. Non-finite clauses in the complex sentence (III): The participles

10. The complex phrase (I): The complex noun phrase

11. The complex phrase (II): Complex prepositional and adjective phrases

12.Selected clause constructions.

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Peter Fenn is a lecturer in English language and linguistics at the Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany.

Götz Schwab is Professor of Applied Linguistics and EFL teaching methodology at Karlsruhe University of Education, Germany.

"Peter Fenn and Götz Schwab provide a thorough account of English phrase, clause, and sentence structure. They do so intelligently, in a scientifically rigorous manner, and with an eye to helping students and teachers develop greater control over their use of English. A delightful and illuminating textbook!"

Professor Dirk Siepmann, University of Osnabrück, Germany.