Victorian Sensation Fiction (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)

A concise and lucid overview of the key criticism -- from early reviews to twenty-first commentaries -- surrounding the popular genre of Victorian "sensation" fiction.

Literature & Fiction

Radford, Andrew

British & Irish

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

History & Criticism

Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

Andrew Radford's latest textbook provides a concise, accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford leads students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analysis of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and "helpful hints". There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Cambridge University Press

Linguistics: An Introduction

Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Linguistics Martin

Britain, Dr David

Clahsen, Dr Harald

Spencer, Professor of Linguistics Andrew

English Syntax: An Introduction

[from jacket] Dr Radford's book is an important contribution both to linguistic theory and to the study of Italian. He argues that the data of Italian syntax tell decisively against transformational grammar as a model for the syntax of natural language. He considers in particular the syntax and semantics of auxiliaries and modals, and verbs of cognition, perception and causation, and shows that the 'classical' transformational framework fails to describe or explain the phenomena in a convincing and revealing way.

Italian Syntax: Transformational and Relational Grammar (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 21)

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Transformational Syntax (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

<p>Some highlighting/writing (Mostly if not all highlighting). Some shelf wear. Book is eminently readable.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Transformational Grammar: A First Course (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

<p>Radford's new textbook is primarily for students with little or no background in syntax who need a lively and up-to-date introduction to contemporary work on transformational grammar. It covers four main topics: the goals of linguistic theory, syntactic structure, the nature and role of the lexicon, and the function and operations of transformations. The general framework considers major works, such as Chomsky's Knowledge of Language and Barriers , written since the publication of Radford's widely acclaimed Transformational Syntax in 1981. The present book uses a more recent theoretical construction and also covers a wider range of frameworks at the descriptive level than its predecessor. Radford is well known for his effective teaching approaches and this current volume demonstrates his talent by giving a concise, non-technical introduction to the field. At each chapter's end are exercises that reinforce the text, allowing students to apply the various concepts discussed and encouraging them to look more critically at some of the assumptions and analyses presented. Radford provides a useful, detailed bibliography of primary source material.</p>

English as a Second Language

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