About this title: Noam Chomsky's first book on syntactic structures is one of the first serious attempts on the part of a linguist to construct within the tradition of scientific theory-construction a comprehensive theory of language which may be understood in the same sense that a chemical, biological theory is understood by experts in those fields. It is not a ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mouton
Date Published: 1963
Description: Fair. Paperback. Large stains on cover; 1" tear at bottom of spine; small tear to head of spine. 118 pages. Some pencil writing in margins and underlining. Slight dogearred corners. All intact. Still a good read. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mouton & Co
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. This is a 1966 softcover. Sixth printing. Minor surface wear and soil to exterior. Pages are clean and crisp with a secure binding. Printed in the Netherlands. A good book overall. Daily shipping. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mouton, The Hague and Paris
Date Published: 1972
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 120 pp., biblio.; 23 cm. First published, 1957. Good+. Tight, clean copy. Book bent slightly lengthwise. Age toning. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mouton and Co
Date Published: 1957
Description: Fair. (c) 1957, 6th Printing 1966. Taped spine, some notes/underlining/pgs. Some pgs pulling away from spine but still intact, priced accordingly. Still an good reference copy. read more
Edition: 7th printing
Binding: Softbound
Publisher: Mouton, Paris
Date Published: 1968
Description: Printed wrappers. Octavo.118 pages. Very good. Blue-grey wrappers slightly darkened around edges. Small white label on spine. Light bump to top corner. Pages clean, bright. Juana Linguarum. Studia Memoriae Nicolai Van Wijk Dedicata, edenda curat Cornelis H. Van Schooneveld, Stanford University. Series Minor 4. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mouton and Co., Netherlands
Date Published: 1969
Description: Paperback, some underlining and notes, has slight tear in cover andnormal edge wear to corners and edges; otherwise, a tight, clean copy. INV#117 G/no DJ. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Date Published: 2002-12-31
ISBN-13:9783110172799ISBN:3110172798
Description: Good. Good copy of earlier printing (same exact text, just no new introduction). Binding fine; approx. 1/4th marked. Moderate to heavy wear at edges. Good working copy. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mouton, The Hague
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9789027933850ISBN:9027933855
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. shows minor shelf wear; original price on flyleaf; corners lightly bumped; a tight clean paper copy. Trade paperback (US). 117 p. read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mouton & Co., Netherlands
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. The book has the previous owner's name in pen on the first page. The cover has a half inch tear on the bottom edge of the spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mouton and Company
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. 1966 printing. Binding is tight and square. Minimal marginalia. Light edge and corner wear. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: orig. wrappers
Publisher: Mouton, The Hague
Date Published: 1975
Description: Some rubbing. VG. 22x15cm, 117 pp., Series: Janua Linguarum. Series Minor, 4. Contents: Introduction; The Independence of Grammar; An Elementary Linguistic Theory; Phrase Structure; Limitations of Phrase Structure Description; On the Goals of Linguistic Theory; Syntax and Semantics; Summary. read more
Description: Good. B000OAAOAM 118 pp. Good condition item, some cover wear from time on the shelf and pencil markings on pages. Looks like an interesting title! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mouton & Co., Publishers
Date Published: 1957
ISBN-13:9783110172799ISBN:3110172798
Description: Good. Size: Octavo (20-25 cm); Light blue-grey wrappers & dark blue lettering. Tight binding. Spine is lightly cracked at hinge at title page, but all pages secure and intact. Marginalia in rear Appendix, 3 pages only. Foxing to edges & wrappers. Tear at heel of spine, 2 cm in length. Minor cover & edge wear. Previous owner's name on half-title page. 1957 First Edition, Janua Linguarum No. 4. 116 pp. Contains bibliography. No publisher's book-list at rear indicates 1957 first edition. A ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mouton, 'S-gravenhage
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good ++ True 1st printing of Chomsky's first book. Blue textured softcover, attractive bookplate inside front cover. 10 pages with brief margin notations, otherwise, clean throughout. Tanning at spine. A nice copy, quite solid. All of our books are hand selected and are as described. Mylar protective sleeves are available. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Paper wrappers (paperback).
Publisher: Mouton & Co, 's-Gravenhage
Date Published: 1957
Description: Wrappers darkened at the edges, especially at the spine with some staining at the joints, owner's name to half-title, otherwise a very good unmarked copy of this extremely important work. 116 pp. 8vo. Illus. with diagrams. Janua Linguarum Series Minor, Volume 4. Chomsky's first book grew out of his notes for an undergraduate course he was teaching and set off a revolution in linguistics as it radically opposed the entire Harris-Bloomfield tradition and instead emphasized the idea that there are ... read more
Publisher: Mouton & Co, 'S-Gravenhage
Date Published: 1957
Description: 8°. 116 pages. FIRST Edition of Chomsky's first book. SIGNED by Chomsky on the endpaper. Original brochure. Quite a few annotations and markings with pencil by preowner. read more
"The book is very beneficial,profitable and helpful for all researchers in the field of syntax and parsing. I consider Chomsky as a father of all recent linguists."
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