By: Olaf Koeneman, Hedde Zeijlstra Syntax is the study of how sentences are built. Whereas the grammar of English (or other languages) might look like a rather chaotic set of arbitrary patterns, linguistic science has revealed that these patterns can actually be understood as a result of a...

By: Peter Fenn, Götz Schwab Introducing English Syntax provides a basic introduction to syntax for students studying English as a foreign language at university. Examining English phrase and sentence structure from a descriptive point of view, this book develops the reader’s understanding of the characteristic features of English sentence...

By: Elspeth Edelstein This textbook introduces the main aspects of Minimalist syntax through the use of data from a number of varieties of English. In doing so it equips you with a firm grounding in tools of syntactic analysis while demonstrating the potential for variationist linguistics and theoretical...

By: Olga Fischer, Hendrik De Smet, Wim van der Wurff In its 1500-year history, the English language has seen dramatic grammatical changes. This book offers a comprehensive and reader-friendly account of the major developments, including changes in word order, the noun phrase and verb phrase, changing relations between...

By: Phil Williams The updated version of Word Order in English Sentences is now available in eBook and, for the first time, print form. Through extensive editing, and feedback from my readers, this new edition is over twice the size of the original – and looks a lot nicer! The 1st Edition of the book was...

by L. G. Alexander, R. A. Close This indispensable guide provides explanations and examples for all the important areas of grammar. Download http://usafiles.net/15fO/Longman_English_Grammar_Longman.pdf

By: Timothy W. Crusius Download http://usafiles.net/15fM/Discourse__A_Critique_and_Synthesis_of_Major_Theories.pdf

Edited by Zygmunt Frajzyngier, David S. Rood, Adam Hodges From the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed...