TY - BOOK AU - Tortora,Christina TI - Understanding sentence structure: an introduction to English syntax T2 - Linguistics in the world SN - 9781118659489 PY - 2018/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - English language KW - Syntax N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed'-- ER -