This closely woven Chinese, Irish and Australian story begins in Canton during the Opium Wars and expands in the Australian Gold Rush of the 19th century. The Chinese miners are…

Collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the British author. McEwan (b. 1948) discusses his views on authorship, the writing process, and major themes found in his fiction, but…

This text considers syntactic change from the perspective of generative theory. It explains how diachronic generative theory may be used in the study of linguistic change in different languages &amp…

This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the…

The most highly acclaimed modern biography of Scotland’s most famous poet reissued for the 250th anniversary.

This engaging introduction to generative syntax leads students through the theory from the very beginning, assuming no prior knowledge. Examples are chosen to be easily understood, and a comprehensive glossary…

In the world of organised crime, Stuart Cassidy, a small time criminal, is sent on a mission by his boss, Jimmy Silver, to Venice.

When the daughter of American millionaire Randolph G. Sheridan goes missing while attending university in London, England, her father has no alternative but to hire New York private detective Simon…