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Syntax: A Linguistic Introduction to Sentence Structure
Syntax A Linguistic Introduction to Sentence Structure Author:Keith Brown, Jim Miller Syntax deals with the whole of syntax--from immediate constituents and relations between sentences--and examines concepts such as ``subject'' and ``object,'' ``agent'' and ``patient,'' ``topic,'' and ``comment'' and ``theme.'' Also included is a section on morphology and a discussion of its relationship to syntax. As the book includes graded exe... more »rcises which can be taught either in class or used independently, the volume is designed to train students of either linguistics or language to understand and make the best use of any grammar they encounter.« less