An Annotated Syntax Reader brings together a collection of seminal articles published over the last forty years that demonstrate the empirical and theoretical foundations of current syntactic theory.
Includes introductions, annotations by the editors, and discussion questions to teach students how to critically read precedent-setting works
Features writings by authors including Noam Chomsky, Paul Postal, and Luigi Rizzi
Focuses on significant ideas, core passages of articles, and resulting applications that have shaped the field of syntax
Encourages an active, participatory reading of the texts; one which motivates readers to read creatively and come up with their own novel observations
About the Author
Richard S. Kayne is Silver Professor in the Department of Linguistics at New York University. He is the editor of Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax, and author of French Syntax (1975), Connectedness and Binary Branching (1984), The Antisymmetry of Syntax (1994), Parameters and Universals (2000), Movement and Silence (2005), and Comparisons and Contrasts (2010).
Raffaella Zanuttini is Professor of Linguistics at Yale University. She is the author of Negation and Clausal Structure: A Comparative Study of Romance Languages (1997). Thomas Leu is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Features
provides a selection of key seminal articles in syntax that demonstrate the empirical and theoretical reasoning that led to current syntactic theory
includes introductions and discussion questions to teach students how to critically read precedent-setting works that highlight the ways in which each article is simultaneously outmoded and still essential
illustrates each article’s lasting contribution to an inclusive basic understanding of the field of syntax
trains students to read primary literature beyond the setting in which it was written, isolating significant insights and applications
includes excerpts from authors such as Noam Chomsky, Paul Postal, Howard Lasnik, and Luigi Rizzi
