Comparative Syntax

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Comparative Syntax is written by Ian G. Roberts and published by Hodder Education. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0340592869 (ISBN 10) and 9780340592861 (ISBN 13).

This is a major new textbook on the Principles and Parameters theory of syntax. The goal of the book is to take students from a basic knowledge of syntax up to the point where they are able to read the primary research literature and understand the latest theoretical developments. There is abrief introduction to the minimalist programme, but the intent is to give students enough knowledge of preminimalist theory that they can progress from it to the minimalist literature. In keeping with the emphasis on cross-linguistic research in the PandP framework, many of the main points areillustrated using data from a range of languages.