Assuming
no
prior
knowledge,
Understanding
Syntax
illustrates
the
major
concepts
and
terminology
associated
with
the
study
of
cross-linguistic
syntax.
A
theory-neutral
and
descriptive
viewpoint
is
taken
throughout.
Starting
with
an
overview
of
what
syntax
is,
the
book
moves
on
to
an
explanation
of
word
classes
andnbspa
discussion
of
sentence
structure
in
the
worlds
languages,
taking
data
from
approximately
100
languages.nbspThe
final
chapternbspillustrates
the
principles
involved
in
syntactically
sketchingnbspa
language,
enabling
the
reader
to
construct
a
grammatical
sketch
of
a
language
known
to
them.nbspThis
fully
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