The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax

by Andrew Carnie

The Syntax Workbook was written as a response to the students and instructors who, over the years, have requested more problem sets that give greater experience in analyzing syntactic structure. Aligned chapter-by-chapter with Carnie’s bestselling textbook, this workbook provides over 120 new exercises on all of the major topics in generative syntax.

Genres: Linguistics

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Professor of Linguistics
Faculty Director, Graduate College and Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
University of Arizona

Reviews

[Meena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not enough syntax tree exercises. Appreciated the answers in the back, though.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do really appreciate having an accessible (i.e. not teacher-gated or 500$) syntax exercise book with answers included! This is good for opening up the field. And I liked the pretty wide variety of well-cited language data included in the exercises. Things I didn't like:
- There are so many typos, some of which are crucial to understanding the solutions!
- The name doesn't hide this, but it's really not a standalone workbook -- it's a companion to Carnie's syntax textbook, so sometimes you're asked to look back at the text (which I didn't). And of course some of the theoretical choices (ternary branching to start, DP!!, VP internal subjects always) are not my particular cup of tea.

[Freya Abbas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful book for anyone who struggles to understand syntax. There are a lot of typos in the answer key to watch out for however. Some of the explanations in the answers also feel a bit incomplete. There a good mix of easy and advanced problems.

[Said Dhimni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great.