Phrase Structure in Natural Language von M. J. Speas

Her book deserves a reading by anyone interested in questions of phrase structure.' Language, 69 Speas' book is a unique and comprehensive presentation of how syntactic structure is projected from lexical items, and how the syntactic diversity of the world's languages might consequently be seen from a unified perspective. Highly readable in its overview of the theoretical backgroud, and in its account of new developments and their consequences, this is a valuable and stimulating textbook for any course in syntactic structure and typological variation.' Kenneth L. Hale, MIT, Cambridge, USA