TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edelstein,Elspeth
TI  - English Syntax: A Minimalist Account of Structure and Variation 
T2  - Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced : ETELAA
SN  - 9781474425537
AV  - PE1361 .E34 2020
U1  - 425 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - English language
KW  - Syntax
KW  - Language & Linguistics
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Note on companion website --; Glossary --; 1 Got grammar? --; 2 Phrase structure --; 3 Lexical verbs --; 4 Auxiliary verbs and functional structure --; 5 Embedded clauses and questions --; 6 Negation --; 7 Non-finite complements --; 8 Nouns and determiners --; 9 Adjectives and adverbs --; 10 Minimalism and microvariation --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Delivers a firm grounding in the tools of syntactic analysis using a minimalist frameworkApplies the Minimalist framework to data from a number of varieties of EnglishEach chapter includes a ‘pre-Minimalist’ section, highlighting differences between the Minimalist framework and previous syntactic theoryEach chapter works through an example of a ‘puzzling’ syntactic phenomenon Exercises focus on English and include at least one ‘Beyond English’ exerciseIncludes a glossary of key terms and additional materials will be available onlineDo you find the technical architecture of theoretical syntax intimidating? Are you grappling with a great deal of unfamiliar linguistic examples? This textbook will introduce you to the main aspects of Minimalist syntax through the use of data from a number of varieties of English. In doing so it will equip you with a firm grounding in tools of syntactic analysis, while demonstrating the potential for variationist linguistics and theoretical syntax to feed into each other. Through examples and exercises, this textbook demonstrates that all varieties of language are rule-based and can be observed and described systematically, regardless of how ‘standard’ or socially valued they are
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474425537
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474425537
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474425537/original
ER  -