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Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis
Liliane Haegeman
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Description for Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis
Paperback. Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis is a textbook designed to teach introductory students the skills of relating data to theory and theory to data. * Helps students develop their thinking and argumentation skills rather than merely introducing them to one particular version of syntactic theory. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis is a textbook designed to teach introductory students the skills of relating data to theory and theory to data. It helps students develop their thinking and argumentation skills rather than merely introducing them to one particular version of syntactic theory. Structured around a wide range of exercises that use clear and compelling logic to build arguments and lead up to theoretical proposals. Data drawn from current media sources, including newspapers, books, and television programs, to help students formulate and test hypotheses. Generative in spirit, but does not focus on specific theoretical ... Read more
Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis is a textbook designed to teach introductory students the skills of relating data to theory and theory to data. It helps students develop their thinking and argumentation skills rather than merely introducing them to one particular version of syntactic theory. Structured around a wide range of exercises that use clear and compelling logic to build arguments and lead up to theoretical proposals. Data drawn from current media sources, including newspapers, books, and television programs, to help students formulate and test hypotheses. Generative in spirit, but does not focus on specific theoretical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S.
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405118538
SKU
V9781405118538
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About Liliane Haegeman
Liliane Haegeman is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Lille and a member of the CNRS research group SILEX. Her numerous works include Introduction to Government and Binding Theory (second edition, Blackwell, 1994) and English Grammar: A Generative Perspective (with Jacqueline Gueron; Blackwell, 1999).
Reviews for Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis
This is a strikingly original book. With her usual flair and a host of attested examples, Liliane Haegeman has provided a painless and perceptive introduction to the science of syntax. Neil Smith, University College London Linguists' partners complain that they pay no attention to what they say, only to how they say it. Haegeman makes a virtue ... Read more