“Andrew Carnie′s Syntax quickly became the standard textbook in generative syntax because it was neither overly technical nor artificially simple. The second edition is substantially better and more complete. The original discussion is expanded and there are a number of new chapters on advanced topics like raising and control, and the book continues to include chapters that introduce alternative theories like LFG and HPSG. To my mind, this is by far the best choice on the market today.” Peter Cole, University of Delaware
Praise for the first edition…
“From first–hand experience, Carnie′s book provides a highly readable and engaging initiation into the mindset and preoccupations of current syntactic theory. It is useful in tying the cognitive implications and background of current Chomskyan work together with the increasing cross–linguistic emphasis in syntax. The problem sets alone were extremely appreciated by my undergraduates.” Mark Baltin, New York University
“This book is a perfect example of how sophisticated syntactic concepts can be presented in a genuinely reader–friendly way. The syntax student is led carefully through argumentation to current syntactic theory and at the end has a clear understanding not only of the whats of syntax but also the whys.” Lisa deMena Travis, McGill University
“The book is written in a reader–friendly way, and guides students to grasp complicated syntactic concepts and analyses.” The Linguist List
Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the new edition of Syntax provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, binding, movement, and locality conditions. Unique among syntax texts, this book also contains short chapters on both HPSG and LFG.
Syntax succeeds in strengthening the foundational knowledge of its readers, preparing them for more advanced study.
The fully revised second edition includes:
- Extended discussion in the foundational chapters, including many more sample trees
- New and extended problem sets in every chapter, all of which have been annotated for level and skill type
- A new foundational chapter on parts of speech
- Three new chapters on advanced topics including vP shells, object shift, gapping and ellipsis, control, and an additional chapter on advanced topics in binding
Syntax, Second Edition is supported by an instructor s manual and online resources for students and instructors, available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/carnie.
About the Author
Andrew Carnie is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. He is the editor of several books including Verb First (2005), Formal Approaches to Function (2003), and The Syntax of Verb Initial Languages (2000).
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