Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), this book equips students with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises.
Contents
1. Grammatical form; 2. Analyzing word structure; 3. Constituent structure; 4. Semantic roles and grammatical relations; 5. Lexical entries and well-formed clauses; 6. Noun phrases; 7. Case and agreement; 8. Noun classes and pronouns; 9. Tense, aspect and modality; 10. N on-verbal predicates; 11. Special sentences types; 12. Subordinate clauses; 13. Derivational morphology; 14. Valence-changing morphology; 15. Allomorphy; 16. Non-linear morphology; 17. Clitics.
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