Grammar, syntax and morphology

Provides a linguistic description of the patterns used by children when acquiring African American English.

Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.

A full grammatical account of preposition placement in English, combining experimental and corpus-based approaches, and exploring first- and second-language data.

A comprehensive handbook on the structure of the Spanish language; ideal for students and teachers.

A theory of language structure based on the assumption that language is a network and all of knowledge is learned.

Provides a linguistic description of the patterns used by children when acquiring African American English.

Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.

A full grammatical account of preposition placement in English, combining experimental and corpus-based approaches, and exploring first- and second-language data.

Presents the main arguments for and against the Movement Theory of Control.

This handy introduction to English grammar covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style.

A guide to Arabic syntax covering a broad variety of topics including argument structure, negation, tense, agreement phenomena, and resumption.

A theory of language structure based on the assumption that language is a network and all of knowledge is learned.

A defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program.

Addresses the syntactic issues raised by coordinate pairings, with particularly emphasis on their properties in English and Chinese.

A study of noun phrases in English, looking at how we produce and understand them.

Presents the main arguments for and against the Movement Theory of Control.

This book introduces the analysis of language structure, combining both description and theory within a single, practical text.

A defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program.

Addresses the syntactic issues raised by coordinate pairings, with particularly emphasis on their properties in English and Chinese.

This guide draws on English-related errors from around 6000 papers written by non-native authors, 500 abstracts written by PhD students, and over 2000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers.

This guide draws on English-related errors from around 6000 papers written by non-native authors, 500 abstracts written by PhD students, and over 2000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers.

This book presents a new theory of onsets, arguing for their fundamental role in the structure of language.

Discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.

An introduction to the structure and sociolinguistics of the German language for students of German and linguistics.

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

This Handbook is a comprehensive and accessible overview of how bilinguals alternate between their languages when they speak.

An original volume focusing on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences.

The first full-length treatment of the history of comment clauses in English, providing a complex conception of their development.

This handy introduction to English grammar covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style.

Provides a fresh perspective on the cross-linguistic properties of complex predicates, considering how additional words contribute to the overall meaning.

Examines how social relationships are developed and maintained through language.

A broad coverage of German syntax, providing an in-depth look at object-verb sentence formation in comparison with other languages.

An assessment of how English grammar is changing, and the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

A guide to Arabic syntax covering a broad variety of topics including argument structure, negation, tense, agreement phenomena, and resumption.

Discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.

Explores the nature of formulaic language.

This book looks at the nature of free word order and phrase structure, with particular reference to a single endangered language - Kiowa.

An assessment of how English grammar is changing, and the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

Discusses the relationship between Chomskyan syntactic theory and the evolution of language.

An introduction to the structure and sociolinguistics of the German language for students of German and linguistics.

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

This book proposes an intriguing theory of argument structure.

This book argues that, contrary to popular opinion, dialects do have a grammar, and that ''non standard'' language often makes more sense.

A guide to Chinese syntax covering a broad variety of topics including categories, argument structure, passives and anaphora.

This Handbook is a comprehensive and accessible overview of how bilinguals alternate between their languages when they speak.

A comprehensive 2007 survey of the development and present-day features of English in Northern and the Republic of Ireland.

An original volume focusing on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences.

The first full-length treatment of the history of comment clauses in English, providing a complex conception of their development.

In this book, a distinguished cast of authors explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression.

This book discusses the complex relationship between pragmatics and grammar.