This textbook provides a concise， readable introduction to contemporary work in syntactic theory， particularly to key concepts of Chomsky＇s minimalist program. Andrew Radford gives a general overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive devices used in 1990s work. Syntax： a Minimalist Introduction presupposes no prior knowledge of syntax or any language other than english： the analysis is based on Standard. Belfast. Jamaican， Shakespearean and Child English. There are exercises （with helpful hints and model answers and a substantial glossary.） .This is an abridged version of Radford＇s major new textbook Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English;A Minimalist Approach （also published by Cambridge University Press）， and will be welcomed as a short introduction to curent syntactic theory.
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