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1	Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language more books like this by Steven Pinker add to wishlist In this accessible scientific work, a cognitive scientist and best-selling author of THE LANGUAGE INSTINCT and HOW THE MIND WORKS investigates human language evolution through the ages and tells how the developing mind processes, learns, and modifies language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric more books like this by Miriam Joseph (Sister), Marguerite McGlinn (Editor), Miriam add to wishlist Opening the door for beginners who seek a thorough grounding in the first arts of human understanding, this book explains the nature of logic, grammar, and rhetoric - the three of the seven liberal arts - and how they relate to one another. In Renaissance universities, the trivium (literally, the crossing of three part way) formed the essence of ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $10.99! \| SVS
3	Syntax: A Generative Introduction more books like this by Andrew Carnie add to wishlist Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the second edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, movement, and locality conditions. This title includes new and extended problem ... see all copies from $33.59! new only from $37.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Aspects of the Theory of Syntax more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky add to wishlist Chomsky proposes a reformulation of the theory of transformational generative grammar that takes recent developments in the descriptive analysis of particular languages into account. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $18.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Philosophical Grammar more books like this by Ludwig Wittgenstein add to wishlist Wittgenstein wrote the Philosophical Grammar during the years 1931 to 1934 - the period just before he began to dictate the Blue Book. Although it is close to the Investigations in some points, and to the Phiosophische Bemerkungen at others, the Philosophical Grammar is an independent work which covers new ground. It is Wittgenstein's fullest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Syntactic Structures more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $9.85! new only from $33.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Language more books like this by Leonard Bloomfield add to wishlist The present book is an English version of Laghukaumudi together with comments, references and index. One of the important objects of this version is to explain each term and each process on its first occurance with the fullness of illustration. This edition supplies references so that the student should know the steps the root has taken before it ... see all copies from $2.07! new only from $19.29! \| first editions
8	Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics more books like this by John Lyons add to wishlist This is a comprehensive introduction to theoretical linguistics. It presupposes no previous knowledge and terms are defined as they are introduced; but it gives a rigorous and technical treatment of a wide range of topics, and brings the reader to an advanced level of understanding. Since its first publication in 1968 Introduction to Theoretical ... see all copies from $2.42! new only from $47.56! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar more books like this by Lydia White add to wishlist This authoritative textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. Lydia White argues that second language acquisition is constrained by principles and parameters of Universal Grammar. The book focuses on characterizing and explaining the underlying ... see all copies from $18.98! new only from $31.02! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Subjects, Expletives, and the Epp more books like this by Peter Svenonius (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of previously unpublished articles examines Noam Chomsky's "Extended Projection Principle" and its relationship to subjects and expletives (words like "it" that stand for other words). Re-examining Chomsky's preposition that each clause must have a subject, these articles represent the state of the debate, particularly with respect ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Philosophy of Grammar more books like this by Otto Jespersen add to wishlist This study grew out of a series of lectures Jespersen gave at Columbia University in 1909-10, called "An Introduction to English Grammar." It is the connected presentation of Jespersen's views of the general principles of grammar based on years of studying various languages through both direct observation of living speech and written and printed ... see all copies from $2.24! new only from $16.77! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction more books like this by Andrew Radford add to wishlist This textbook provides a concise, readable introduction to contemporary work in syntactic theory, particularly to key concepts of Chomsky's minimalist programme. Andrew Radford gives a general overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive devices used in 1990s work. The discussion is largely based on data from a range of varieties of ... see all copies from $8.49! new only from $25.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Introductory Phonology more books like this by Bruce Hayes add to wishlist Accessible, succinct, and including numerous student-friendly features, this introductory textbook offers an exceptional foundation to the field for those who are coming to it for the first time. It provides an ideal first course book in phonology, written by a renowned phonologist. Developed and tested in the classroom through years of experience ... see all copies from $28.23! new only from $30.77! \| SVS
14 view cover	Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution more books like this by Ray Jackendoff add to wishlist Already hailed as a masterpiece, Foundations of Language offers a brilliant overhaul of the last thirty-five years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. "Few books really deserve the cliche 'this should be read by every researcher in the field'," writes Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct, "but Ray Jackendoff's ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $17.82! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Introducing Phonology more books like this by David Arnold Odden add to wishlist This accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonology, the study of sound patterns in language. Designed for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics, it teaches in a step-by-step fashion the logical techniques of phonological analysis and the fundamental theories that underpin it. Through over sixty graded ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $31.17! \| first editions
16 view cover	Understanding Syntax more books like this by Maggie Tallerman add to wishlist Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it discusses and illustrates all the major terms and concepts essential to the study of sentence structure in the world's languages. 'Noun' and 'verb' are explained, and the properties of these categories are discussed. The reader discovers what a finite verb is, what 'first person singular' means and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.69! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Syntactic Theory more books like this by Geoffrey Poole add to wishlist This text emphasizes theory building and hypothesis testing as it develops and motivates Chomsky's "Principles and Parameters" framework. Initial chapters guide the student through introductory topics such as X' Theory, Transformations and elementary Binding Theory. For students needing a bridge to the primary literature, later chapters cover more ... see all copies from $9.40! new only from $10.99! \| SVS
18 view cover	Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction more books like this by V J Cook add to wishlist This text provides an integrated account of Chomsky's ideas about language, based chiefly on the current version of his theory - the government/binding theory of linguistics. It starts from the fundamental concept of universal grammar as a property of the human mind, consisting of universal principles of language and parameters that vary within ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.98! \| SVS
19 view cover	Phonology in Generative Grammar more books like this by Michael J Kenstowicz add to wishlist This is the most comprehensive and current introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Presupposing only minimal background in linguistics, the book introduces the basic concepts and principles of phonological analysis and then systematically develops the major innovations in the generative model since Chomsky and Halle's Sound Patterns of ... see all copies from $29.85! new only from $53.47! \| SVS
20 view cover	Transformational Grammar: A First Course more books like this by Andrew Radford add to wishlist Andrew Radford's new textbook is principally for students with little or no background in syntax who need a lively and up-to-date introduction to contemporary work on transformational grammar. It covers four main topics - the goals of linguistic theory, syntactic structure, the nature and role of the lexicon, and the function of transformations ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $46.82! \| SVS
21 view cover	Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English more books like this by Andrew Radford, S R Anderson (Editor), J Bresnan (Editor) add to wishlist Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax - such as ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $36.60! \| first editions
22 view cover	Understanding Minimalism more books like this by Professor Norbert Hornstein, Jairo Nunes, Kleanthes K Grohmann add to wishlist A clear introduction to the principles and techniques of the Minimalist Program in generative syntax. see all copies from $19.44! new only from $19.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	A Practical Introduction to Phonetics more books like this by J C Catford add to wishlist An understanding of phonetics - of the mechanisms of speech, of how the sounds of language are produced, and of how they can be analysed and classified - is an essential acquirement for all those who have to deal with language and languages either theoretically or practically. This book is an introduction to general phonetics which explores the ... see all copies from $16.03! new only from $36.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Analyzing Grammar more books like this by Paul Kroeger add to wishlist Analyzing Grammar is a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designed for students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are ... see all copies from $24.86! new only from $36.01!
25 view cover	An Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Lang more books like this by Stephen Crain, Diane C Lillo-Martin add to wishlist Directed towards general introductory linguistics courses, as well as courses in language acquisition, this textbook introduces the fundamentals of syntax and semantics in generative grammar and applies them to the study of child language. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it represents the theory of Universal Grammar and shows how the ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $31.90!

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