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Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax (Learning about Language) Paperback – 18 February 2016

by Noel Burton-Roberts (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
Edition: 4th

This highly successful text has long been considered the standard introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure. It covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and also utilises tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences.

In this fourth edition, Analysing Sentences has been thoroughly revised and now features a brand new companion website with additional activities and exercises for students and an answer book for the in-text exercises for professors. The extra activities on the website give students practice in identifying syntactic phenomena in running text and will help to deepen understanding of this topic.

Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text, end-of-chapter and Further Exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on courses.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1138947342
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1138947344
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publication date
    18 February 2016
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    15.6 x 1.7 x 23.39 cm
  7. Print length
    294 pages
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"This is the go-to book for all students and teachers of English syntax. Rigorous and yet highly accessible, it guides the reader from phrasal analysis through to complex sentence structure, and is packed with lively examples and valuable practical exercises."
Siobhan Chapman, University of Liverpool, UK

"A welcome addition to the fourth edition of this excellent textbook is a very helpful website. The style remains very user-friendly, and the structure of the book is very well thought-out: Burton Roberts guides the reader step-by-step through increasing syntactic complexity, always building incrementally on what has come before. I have been teaching classes based on this book since 1986, and have found it invaluable. The final chapter remains a very good introduction to general issues about the nature of human language. I recommend it with great enthusiasm."
Philip Carr, University of Montpellier, France

About the Author

Noel Burton-Roberts is Emeritus Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 18 February 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138947342
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138947344
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 454 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.7 x 23.39 cm
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  • Cesar Medina
    5.0 out of 5 stars as described
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 August 2020
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    great information
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  • PSR
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is an excellent introduction to a fascinating topic.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2019
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    If you are interested in this somewhat esoteric topic, this book is excellent. The subject is complex and not for the faint-hearted but the author’s explanations are lucid and flow well. Depending upon one’s age, it will bring back memories from one’s schooldays when English lessons included parsing and analysis. If you are involved in ESOL or TEFL work with adults the material in the book will help you to explain some of the quirks in the English language, although it is unlikely that your students will need, or want, to know the detail. There are frequent exercises, some with answers in the book, some with answers outside the book.
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  • 書斎
    5.0 out of 5 stars コーパスから得られない情報が得られる良書
    Reviewed in Japan on 1 December 2018
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    初版は1986年であるから。随分息の長い文法書である。評者は2版からしか所有していないが、改訂の度に修正・加筆・削除が加えられ内容はますます充実しているようにおもわれる。熟読すると数多くの情報が得られる。たとえば、
    Larry summarised the argument neatly and Bill did so too. ではdid so は summarised the argument neatly の代用であるが。
    Larry summarised the argument neatly but Bill did so clumsily. ではdid so は summarised
    the argument の代用である。しかしdo so は動詞句のみを代用できない。
    *Larry summarised the argument and Bill did so the conclusion. (pp.164-5)
    生成文法で議論された結果を要領よくまとめている。コーパスからは帰納できない語法情報である。英和辞典にもある程度載っているがここまで詳しくない。ある程度の年齢の英語学研究者は生成文法専門でなくても必ず生成文法を一通り学習している。昔を懐かしみながら新情報が得られる、あるいは改めて得られる文法書である。
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  • Zainab
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2018
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    Every penny is worth
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