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An Introduction to English Syntax

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© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgements ix
For colleagues x
Foreword to the second edition xii
Introduction 1
1 Heads and modifiers 7
2 Constituent structure 17
3 Constructions 29
4 Word classes 41
5 The lexicon 54
6 Clauses I 67
7 Clauses II 80
8 Clauses III 90
9 Grammatical functions 98
10 Syntactic linkage 109
11 Heads and modifiers revisited 121
12 Roles 127
13 Clauses, sentences and text 140
14 Syntax in discourse: aspect, tense, voice 158
Appendix 1 171
Appendix 2 173
Appendix 3 178
Appendix 4 180
Discussion of the exercises 182
Further reading 202
Index 205

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748633623-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgements ix
For colleagues x
Foreword to the second edition xii
Introduction 1
1 Heads and modifiers 7
2 Constituent structure 17
3 Constructions 29
4 Word classes 41
5 The lexicon 54
6 Clauses I 67
7 Clauses II 80
8 Clauses III 90
9 Grammatical functions 98
10 Syntactic linkage 109
11 Heads and modifiers revisited 121
12 Roles 127
13 Clauses, sentences and text 140
14 Syntax in discourse: aspect, tense, voice 158
Appendix 1 171
Appendix 2 173
Appendix 3 178
Appendix 4 180
Discussion of the exercises 182
Further reading 202
Index 205

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