**Note this edition is no longer in print or supported. Please buy the 4th edition**

 

Description

Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the second edition of Carnie's Syntax provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, movement, and locality conditions.

• Includes new and extended problem sets in every chapter, all of which have been annotated for level and skill type

• Features three new chapters on advanced topics including vP shells, object shells, control, gapping and ellipsis and an additional chapter on advanced topics in binding

• Offers a brief survey of both Lexical-Functional Grammar and Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar

• Succeeds in strengthening the reader's foundational knowledge, and prepares them for more advanced study

• Supported by an instructor's manual and online resources, including Powerpoint slides and problem sets.

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ISBN: 1405133848 

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Current Editions

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• Carnie, Andrew (2021a) Syntax: A Generative Introduction 4th Edition. Wiley Blackwell.

• Carnie, Andrew (2021b) The Syntax Workbook: A companion to Carnie's Syntax. Wiley-Blackwell

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Other Editions

 

• English First Edition (2002)

• English Third Edition (2013)

• Korean First edition (2003)

• Korean Second edition (2007)

• Korean Third edition (2014)

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