02598cam a2200433 i 4500 23944545 CSPC 20261009094316.0 241207s2024 enka b 001 0 eng d 2024405197 1350355356 9781350355361 paperback 23944545 (OCoLC)1385399162 YDX eng rda YDX BDX OCLCO OCLCQ TOH YDX DLC CSPC lccopycat PE1369 .A2 2024 802'367 AAR 425 Aa76e 23/eng/20240610 Aarts, Bas, 1961- author. English syntax and argumentation / Bas Aarts. Sixth edition. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. viii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Part I. Grammatical form and grammatical function -- Introduction -- Grammatical form: words, word classes and phrases -- Grammatical function -- More on form: clauses and sentences -- The grammatical form - grammatical function interface -- Part II. Elaboration -- Predicates, arguments and thematic roles -- Cross-categorial generalisations: x-bar syntax -- More on clauses -- Movement -- Tense, aspect and mood -- Part III. Argumentation -- Syntactic argumentation -- Constituency: movement and substitution -- Constituency: some additional tests -- Predicates and arguments revisited -- Part IV. Application -- Information packaging -- Grammatical indeterminacy -- Case studies. "This book provides a complete and detailed overview of modern English syntax, and offers a thorough grounding in the essentials of sentence structure and syntactic argumentation. Clear, accessible and comprehensive, it contains a wealth of material to support readers in consolidating their learning and knowledge at every step, from basic concepts to more advanced topics"-- Provided by Publisher. English language Syntax. English language Semantics. Persuasion (Rhetoric). LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. bisacsh 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 425 Aa76e CIR 2024 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2026-10-09 0 CIR 425 Aa76e 2024 032646 2026-10-09 09:43:48 1-1 2026-10-09 BK 33668 33668