Syntax Books on Sale A Generative Introduction (Introducing Linguistics) by Andrew Carnie (Aug 28, 2012)

A Generative Introduction: Introducing Linguistics by Andrew Carnie 

I have used this book for a graduate class in syntax. It is a good read and the chapters are fairly easy to navigate. I am finished with the course and will refer to this book often for deeper knowledge and understanding. 

This book is highly recommended that graduate students and scholars use as their reference and also as their textbook.

There are also other good Syntax Books available on sale at Amazon. com for you and your students with best prices. 

Syntax: A Generative Introduction (Wiley Desktop Editions), Andrew Carnie (Author)

The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax

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Syntax: Grammar (Overview)

Descriptive Grammar

This e-lecture discusses the different approaches towards the term grammar. Click here to watch this lecture on Descriptive Grammar.

There is a great deal of confusion about the term 'grammar'. Most people associate with it a book written about a language. In fact, there are various manifestations of this traditional term: presecriptive, descriptive and reference grammar. 

In theoretical linguistics, grammars are theory-based coherent systems of rules and principles which model a speaker's knowledge of language. These formal grammars combine insights from all branches of linguistics, with syntax in the center.

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Syntax

Generative Grammar 

If you want to study Syntax-Generative Grammar online, you have come to right place.  There are series of videos on Syntax Lecture available on You Tube.com.

This E-Lecture discusses the fundamental ideas of generative grammar, the most influential grammar model in linguistic theory. In particular the main principles that account for the non-finite character of natural language are exemplified and so is the phenonemon of native speaker competence. As a result,  the main architecture of generative grammar is defined.

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