An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory

by Dominique Sportiche

An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory offers beginning students a comprehensive overview of and introduction to our current understanding of the rules and principles that govern the syntax of natural languages.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language

476 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Shaimaa]

Recommend me a book that would make me cry.
Me:

[Evie Gallagher]

officially read cover to cover so it counts
not sure if there are more pages in this book or more tears that have been shed because of it

[zoe]

i never read chaps 14&15… don’t tell mark…

[Lisa]

Well, what do I say.
First of all, this books has many grammatical, formal and punctuation mistakes in it, which kind of feels like the book isn't as professional as it should have been.
The first half of the book is very understandable and easy to get through. The second half, however, not so much. Don't get me wrong, I /love/ syntax, but a lot of the descriptions were vague and unclear, and I often had to look up other sources that would give clear and concise explanations of the material in question, which is a bit of a shame.
So it's good for the first half, but the second half... you really need someone else to help you understand it properly (e.g. a lecturer).

[Larry]

Weaker than Carnie 4 (2021) on pedagogy, but much more interesting on the theory. The chapter on morphosyntax was great! Minimalism here I come!

[JJ]

this book taught me syntax!