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Analysing English Sentences provides a concise and clear introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky’s Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntax or Minimalism, Radford outlines the core concepts and leading ideas and how they can be used to describe various aspects of the syntax of English. A diverse range of topics is covered, including syntactic structure, null constituents, head movement, case and agreement, and split projections. Using Radford’s trademark approach and writing style, the book is intensive and progressive in nature, introducing grammatical concepts and working in stages towards. | CAmbodgr Textbooks in li gu stkt Analysing English Sentences A Minimalist Approach This page intentionally left blank Analysing English Sentences Analysing English Sentences provides a concise and clear introduction to current work in syntactic theory drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky s Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntax or Minimalism Radford outlines the core concepts and leading ideas and how they can be used to describe various aspects of the syntax of English. A diverse range of topics is covered including syntactic structure null constituents head movement case and agreement and split projections. Using Radford s trademark approach and writing style the book is intensive and progressive in nature introducing grammatical concepts and working in stages towards more complex phenomena. Andrew radford is Professor and Head of the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. His recent publications include Minimalist Syntax Exploring the Structure of English Cambridge 2004 and English Syntax An Introduction Cambridge 2004