'An ideal introduction to syntax.' - The Year's Work in English StudiesThis textbook on syntax aims to give students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure, and at the same time strives to acquaint them with the essentials of syntactic argument. This new edition is completely revised with the chapter on X-bar syntax now split in two to give greater prominence to clauses. It also contains many new exercises, which are now graded in terms of level of difficulty. Each chapter has a section on suggested further reading material, and there is a bibliography and list of recommended reference works.CONTENTS:PrefacePART ONE: FUNCTION AND FORMIntroductionFunctionsThe Building Blocks of Language: Words, Word Classes and PhrasesThe Building Blocks of Language: Clauses and SentencesThe Function-Form InterfacePART TWO: ELABORATIONPredicates, Arguments and Thematic RolesCross-Categorial Generalisations: X'-SyntaxMore on ClausesMovementPART THREE: ARGUMENTATIONSyntactic ArgumentationConstituency: Movement and SubstitutionConstituency: Some Additional TestsPredicates and Arguments RevisitedPART FOUR: APPLICATIONCase StudiesGlossaryReference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Grammars BibliographyIndexABOUT THE AUTHORBAS AARTS is Reader in Modern English Language and Director of theSurvey of English Usage at University College London.To order this book or to browse our fully searchable on-line catalogue, please visit our website at http://www.palgrave.com