Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction

Analyzing Grammaris a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designedfor students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax(the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (thestructure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods neededto analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shownhow to use standard notational devices such as Phrase Structure treesand word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions, and areencouraged to practice using these tools through a diverse range ofproblem sets and exercises. Emphasis is placed on comparing thedifferent grammatical systems of the world’s languages. Topicscovered include word order, constituency, case, agreement, tense,gender, pronoun systems, inflection, derivation, argument structure,and Grammatical Relations, and a useful glossary provides a clearexplanation of each term.