syntax textbook summary week ago ask reader share experience cowper haegeman syntax textbook here s here s summary response syntax textbook clear response cowper s book bite too many one favorable evaluation respondant read text manuscript hear anyone class far response haegeman s textbook mix excerpt paraphrase comment below five generally positive evaluation better most text wellreceive student full annoy mistake misprint quite happy complaint student harder radford most student prefer haegeman radford longwind condescend plain moronic student lucid funny wellorganize relatively happy generally understandable organize criticism tend introduce theoretical concept first justification later three mostly negative evaluation tend digress choose focus unclear example e g thetacriterion implicit argument early book casemark frequently exemplify ecm verb student unconvinc ing student unanimously despise incredibly unclear poorly organize recommend against positive side wellorganize reference negative side poor argumentation datum nt support claim text mention non gb syntax useful teach student identify poor argumentation generalization seem gb practictioner tend significantly happier book vote lasnik uriagereka s course gb syntax chomsky s managua lecture thank write 