{"product_id":"understanding-syntax-hardback","title":"Understanding Syntax - Hardback","description":"Assuming no prior grammatical knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax. Taking a theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint throughout, this book:\u003cul\u003e   introduces syntactic typology, syntactic description and the major typological categories found in the languages of the world;  clarifies with examples grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause, including word classes and their syntactic properties; grammatical relations such as subject and object; case and agreement processes; passives; questions and relative clauses;  features in-text and chapter-end exercises to extend the reader’s knowledge of syntactic concepts and argumentation, drawing on data from over 100 languages;  highlights the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of language.This fifth edition has been revised and updated to include extended exercises in all chapters, updated further readings, and more extensive checklists for students. Accompanying e-resources have also been updated to include hints for instructors and additional links to further reading.Understanding Syntax is an essential textbook for students studying the description of language, cross-linguistic syntax, language typology and linguistic fieldwork.\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44577142636782,"sku":"9780367198411","price":267.75,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367198411.jpg?v=1704454069","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/understanding-syntax-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}