Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction

著者 : AndrewRadford

• Cambridge University Press (2010年1月29日発売)

作品紹介・あらすじ

This textbook provides a concise, readable introduction to contemporary work in syntactic theory, particularly to key concepts of Chomsky's minimalist programme. Andrew Radford gives a general overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive devices used in 1990s work. The discussion is largely based on data from a range of varieties of English (not only Modern Standard, but also Belfast English, Shakespearean English, Jamaican Creole, etc.) and does not presuppose any prior knowledge of syntax. There are exercises and a substantial glossary. This is an abridged version of Radford's major textbook Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English: A Minimalist Approach, and will be welcomed as a short introduction to current syntactic theory.

感想・レビュー・書評

[優さんの感想 · 2008年10月31日]

今まで読んだ統語論の本で一番分かりやすかった。
最後のAgreement projectionsの章は、今までの理論と違ったので驚いたが、全体を通して英語も辞書を多用することなく読めたので内容に集中できた。