Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
3-2003
Abstract
Written by a scholar known for his innovative analyses of genetically and typologically varied languages, this comprehensive introduction will not disappoint the student or teacher yearning for a more diverse sampling of languages. At the same time, the discussion is attentive to various competing syntactic formalisms and offers a firm grounding in contemporary linguistic theory along with exposure to a wide range of typological variation. Engaging and logical from beginning to end, it opens with the practical, yet intriguing question, 'How does an Aborigine from central Australia, a Basque from Spain or an inhabitant of the island of Madagascar put a sentence together?' The answer to this deceptively simple question occupies the rest of the book.
Publication Title
Language
Volume
79
Issue
1
First Page
225
Last Page
225
Recommended Citation
Vajda, Edward J., "Review of: An Introduction to Syntax" (2003). Modern & Classical Languages. 29.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/mcl_facpubs/29
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Van Valin, Robert D. An introduction to syntax
Genre/Form
reviews (documents)
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf