• An extensively updated new edition of the bestselling introduction to theoretical syntax; popular due to its non-technical style, comprehensive coverage, and its invaluable exercises
• Includes new and extended problem sets in every chapter, all annotated for level and skill type
• Supported by expanded online student and instructor resources at
www.wiley.com/go/carnie, including extra chapters on HPSG, LFG and time-saving materials for lecturers, including problem sets, PowerPoint slides, and an instructors’ manual.
• Features new chapters on ellipsis, auxiliaries, and non-configurational languages
• Covers topics including phrase structure, the lexicon, Case theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control
• Accompanied by a new optional workbook, available separately, of sample problem sets which are designed to give students greater experience of analyzing syntactic structure