Andrew Radford’s Transformational Grammar: A First Course remains a cornerstone text for students of syntax and linguistics. Originally published in 1988 by Cambridge University Press
Transformational Grammar: A First Course (1988) by Andrew Radford is a comprehensive, pedagogical introduction to generative syntax designed for students with little prior knowledge. Published by Cambridge University Press, this 600+ page textbook provides a structured approach to the study of language, moving from basic syntactic structures to complex transformational operations, largely based on Chomsky's framework. More information is available on the Cambridge University Press website Google Books
Andrew Radford has written several other influential books on linguistics, including: