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'Professor Landau, already a leading contributor to the theoretical literature on control, provides here an incisive, accessible, balanced guide to what is known and what needs to be known: essential reading for anyone interested in this central area of inquiry.' Ken Safir, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Rutgers University 'Landau has written authoritatively on the issue of control, showing that deep semantic factors such as partial control have a syntactic origin. He is one of the pre-eminent experts on this issue, and I have no doubt that those who read this work, regardless of theoretical perspective, will profit from his wide-ranging knowledge of and insight into this topic.' Mark Baltin, New York University

'Professor Landau, already a leading contributor to the theoretical literature on control, provides here an incisive, accessible, balanced guide to what is known and what needs to be known: essential reading for anyone interested in this central area of inquiry.' Ken Safir, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Rutgers University 'Landau has written authoritatively on the issue of control, showing that deep semantic factors such as partial control have a syntactic origin. He is one of the pre-eminent experts on this issue, and I have no doubt that those who read this work, regardless of theoretical perspective, will profit from his wide-ranging knowledge of and insight into this topic.' Mark Baltin, New York University '[This] book is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in control. It is what one would call a 'critical survey'. It offers a complete coverage of the contexts where control is attested ... [and] provides a wealth of references ... The presentation is clear, detailed ... [and] meticulous ... Landau is an expert on the topic; his own work has helped researchers view control from a new angle, and this is evident in the book. ... a useful companion for students but also for researchers. It is also relevant to anyone interested in the structure of grammar in general ...' Anna Roussou, Journal of Linguistics

Advance praise: 'Professor Landau, already a leading contributor to the theoretical literature on control, provides here an incisive, accessible, balanced guide to what is known and what needs to be known: essential reading for anyone interested in this central area of inquiry.' Ken Safir, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Rutgers University 'Landau has written authoritatively on the issue of control, showing that deep semantic factors such as partial control have a syntactic origin. He is one of the pre-eminent experts on this issue, and I have no doubt that those who read this work, regardless of theoretical perspective, will profit from his wide-ranging knowledge of and insight into this topic.' Mark Baltin, New York University

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Idan Landau is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

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