Introduction to the Theory of Grammar (Current Studies in Linguistics)
By Unknown Author.
Description
In the last 30 years, linguists have built a considerable and highly sophisticated body of work on generative grammar. Today the field is more active than ever before. Introduction to the Theory of Grammar makes available to teachers and students of syntax a comprehensive critical review of the main results of present day grammatical theory and shows how they were achieved. It presents the central questions, shows how and why they were asked, what the answers were, and how these have led to new questions. Part I discusses the way in which the overly rich, descriptive rule systems of the fi...
ISBN(s)
0262720094, 9780262720090