Syntax


Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach
An Introduction to Syntax
Syntax: A Generative Introduction
Modern Syntax: A Coursebook
Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
Understanding Minimalism (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
Introduction to Government & Binding Theory
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction
Understanding Syntax (Understanding Language)
Syntax: Structure, Meaning, and Function
Syntactic Structures
Symmetry in Syntax: Merge, Move and Labels (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Book 129)
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
English Syntax: A Grammar for English Language Professionals
Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de SaussureThe Language Instinct by Steven PinkerThe Study of Language by George YuleAn Introduction to Language by Victoria A. FromkinMetaphors We Live By by George Lakoff
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Craig D. Lounsbrough
Words are empty vessels. We fill them with the passion of a life well lived, or we leave them empty by a life not lived. And we will leave those that hear those words with whatever we filled them with.
Craig D. Lounsbrough

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