ABSTRACT

Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.

The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The fifth edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to feature new material, new example sentences and a more reader-friendly layout. The final chapter sets the analysis in its theoretical context and includes an introduction to constituency in X-bar syntax. The book is also supported by an updated companion website featuring extra exercises for students and a complete set of answers for instructors for the online activities and exercises in the book.

Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on introductory syntax courses.

 

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Sentence structure

Constituents

chapter 2|19 pages

Sentence structure

Functions

chapter 3|21 pages

Sentence structure

Categories

chapter 4|21 pages

The basic Verb Phrase

chapter 5|24 pages

Adverbials and other matters

chapter 6|31 pages

More on verbs

Auxiliary VPs

chapter 7|29 pages

The structure of Noun Phrases

chapter 8|24 pages

Sentences within sentences

chapter 9|27 pages

Wh-clauses

chapter 10|30 pages

Non-finite clauses

chapter 11|16 pages

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