Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction

Paul R. Kroeger

Cambridge University Press, May 5, 2005 - Language Arts & Disciplines

Analyzing Grammar is a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designed for students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises. Topics covered include word order, constituency, case, agreement, tense, gender, pronoun systems, inflection, derivation, argument structure and grammatical relations, and a useful glossary provides a clear explanation of each term. Accessibly written and comprehensive, Analyzing Grammar is set to become a key text for all courses in grammatical analysis.

Contents

• III: 1
• V: 2
• VI: 4
• VII: 5
• VIII: 7
• X: 12
• XI: 14
• XII: 18
• XIII: 22
• XIV: 24
• XV: 26
• XVII: 28
• XVIII: 32
• XIX: 33
• XX: 38
• XXI: 41
• XXII: 44
• XXIII: 46
• XXIV: 47
• XXVI: 51
• XXVII: 52
• XXVIII: 53
• XXIX: 55
• XXX: 58
• XXXI: 61
• XXXII: 62
• XXXIII: 63
• XXXIV: 66
• XXXVI: 67
• XXXVII: 72
• XXXVIII: 79
• XL: 81
• XLI: 83
• XLII: 87
• XLIV: 89
• XLV: 90
• XLVI: 92
• XLVII: 97
• XLVIII: 98
• L: 102
• LII: 111
• LIII: 118
• LIV: 119
• LV: 128
• LVII: 135
• LVIII: 143
• LIX: 147
• LXI: 152
• LXII: 158
• LXIII: 161
• LXIV: 163
• LXV: 165
• LXVI: 168
• LXVII: 169
• LXVIII: 173
• LXIX: 174
• LXX: 180
• LXXI: 181
• LXXII: 185
• LXXIII: 187
• LXXV: 189
• LXXVI: 190
• LXXVII: 196
• LXXIX: 197
• LXXX: 199
• LXXXI: 203
• LXXXII: 211
• LXXXIII: 214
• LXXXV: 215
• LXXXVI: 218
• LXXXVIII: 220
• LXXXIX: 224
• XC: 227
• XCI: 230
• XCII: 240
• XCIII: 241
• XCV: 247
• XCVI: 248
• XCVII: 250
• XCVIII: 253
• XCIX: 259
• C: 265
• CII: 266
• CIII: 270
• CIV: 271
• CV: 277
• CVI: 280
• CVII: 282
• CVIII: 283
• CIX: 284
• CX: 288
• CXI: 292
• CXII: 296
• CXIII: 297
• CXIV: 299
• CXV: 301
• CXVI: 302
• CXVII: 304
• CXVIII: 305
• CXIX: 307
• CXX: 309
• CXXI: 312
• CXXII: 313
• CXXIII: 314
• CXXIV: 316
• CXXV: 317
• CXXVI: 319
• CXXVII: 325
• CXXVIII: 329
• CXXX: 330
• CXXXI: 334
• CXXXII: 341
• CXXXIII: 352
• CXXXIV: 360
• CXXXV: 362

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About the author

Paul R. Kroeger is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction
• Author: Paul R. Kroeger
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1139443518, 9781139443517
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General