syntax understanding syntax tallerman maggie university durham uk understanding syntax published september 1998 c 192pp pb 0 340 60377 1 c 12 99 hb 0 340 70000 9 c 35 00 arnold publishing provides complete introduction main categories constructions associated sentence structure syntactic component grammar human language assuming prior knowledge linguistics book discusses illustrates major terms concepts contents syntax words belong different classes looking inside sentences head words phrases identify constituents relationship within clause syntactic processes readership undergraduates linguistics tel 44 0 171 873 6355 fax 44 0 171 873 6325 e mail milly neate hodder co uk