You need to do this from the first week on, however, and you may also have to read a chapter more than once. The course is not particularly difficult but once you get lost, go for help! The book isdi vided in four parts, with review sectionsaft er each. Chapter 1 is the introduction; skip the ‘justification’ if you want.

The chapters in this book cover ‘standard’ material: categories, phrases, functions, and embedded sentences. There are a few sections that the author has labelled optional, since, depending on the course, they may be too complex. The last chapter could either be skipped or expanded upon, depending on whether it is appropriate to introduce S or CP.