Differential And Generative Structure Of Language

Author : Gabriela Bara
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640554270

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Differential and Generative Structure of Language by Gabriela Bara Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, Technical University of Braunschweig (Englisches Seminar), course: Teaching English Grammar and Lexis, language: English, abstract: The theory and methodology of early linguistics took the notion of structure as a key term and emphasized the idea that language needed to be organized. In the 70s, under the influence of pragmatics, language was no longer seen as an abstraction, but as a means of communication between people, and the primary purpose of language became the exchange of meaning. Since language essentially deals with naming of concepts, the importance of lexis replaced the role played by grammatical structure. The idea was that meaning is primarily carried by lexis, because focus on communication implies emphasis on lexis and decreased emphasis on structure. In this paper, I will discuss the central ideas of Saussurean structuralism, in particular the notion of differential structure, then I will present the innovation brought in linguistics by Chomsky's generative structure, namely the universal nature of language as opposed to Sassure's idea about the uniqueness of language, and finally, I will analyze collocations in the light of these two structuralist theories. This paper does not intend to show the differences and incompatibilities between the structural and lexical approaches, but the point of coincidence and agreement between the two, namely the way meaning is defined through difference under the exercise of choice.

Author : Gabriela Bara
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783640553860

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Differential and Generative Structure of Language by Gabriela Bara Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, Technical University of Braunschweig (Englisches Seminar), course: Teaching English Grammar and Lexis, language: English, abstract: The theory and methodology of early linguistics took the notion of structure as a key term and emphasized the idea that language needed to be organized. In the 70s, under the influence of pragmatics, language was no longer seen as an abstraction, but as a means of communication between people, and the primary purpose of language became the exchange of meaning. Since language essentially deals with naming of concepts, the importance of lexis replaced the role played by grammatical structure. The idea was that meaning is primarily carried by lexis, because focus on communication implies emphasis on lexis and decreased emphasis on structure. In this paper, I will discuss the central ideas of Saussurean structuralism, in particular the notion of differential structure, then I will present the innovation brought in linguistics by Chomsky’s generative structure, namely the universal nature of language as opposed to Sassure’s idea about the uniqueness of language, and finally, I will analyze collocations in the light of these two structuralist theories. This paper does not intend to show the differences and incompatibilities between the structural and lexical approaches, but the point of coincidence and agreement between the two, namely the way meaning is defined through difference under the exercise of choice.

Author : Frits Stuurman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111729558

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Phrase structure theory in generative grammar by Frits Stuurman Pdf

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Author : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134322107

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Generative Grammar by Robert Freidin Pdf

Generative Grammar presents a substantial contribution to the field of linguistics in drawing together for the first time the author's most significant work on the theory of generative grammar. The essays collected here display Freidin's role in moving the theory forward in terms of new proposals, and analyse the efforts to understand the evolution and history of the theory by careful investigation of how and why it has changed over the years.

Author : Karl Conrad Diller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015037310862

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Generative Grammar, Structural Linguistics, and Language Teaching by Karl Conrad Diller Pdf

Author : Teun Hoekstra,Bonnie D. Schwartz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281753

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Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar by Teun Hoekstra,Bonnie D. Schwartz Pdf

This is a collection of essays on the native and non-native acquisition of syntax within the Principles and Parameters framework. In line with current methodology in the study of adult grammars, language acquisition is studied here from a comparative perspective. The unifying theme is the issue of the 'initial state' of grammatical knowledge: For native language, the important controversy is that between the Continuity approach, which holds that Universal Grammar is essentially constant throughout development, and the Maturation approach, which maintains that portions of UG are subject to maturation. For non-native language, the theme of initial states concerns the extent of native-grammar influence. Different views regarding the continuity question are defended in the papers on first language acquisition. Evidence from the acquisition of, inter alia, Bernese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian and Japanese, is brought to bear on issues pertaining to clause structure, null subjects, verb position, negation, Case marking, modality, non-finite sentences, root questions, long-distance questions and scrambling. The views defended on the initial state of (adult) second language acquisition also differ: from complete L1 influence to different versions of partial L1 influence. While the target language is German in these studies, the native language varies: Korean, Spanish and Turkish. Analyses invoke UG principles to account for verb placement, null subjects, verbal morphology and Case marking. Though many issues remain, the volume highlights the growing ties between formal linguistics and language acquisition research. Such an approach provides the foundation for asking the right questions and putting them to empirical test.

Author : Misha Becker,Kamil Ud Deen
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780262357234

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Language Acquisition and Development by Misha Becker,Kamil Ud Deen Pdf

An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar–based approaches. How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar–based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly. After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production of speech sound; examines how words are learned (lexical semantics) and how words are formed (morphology); investigates sentence structure (syntax), including argument structure, functional structure, and tense; considers such “nontypical” circumstances as acquiring a first language past infancy and early childhood, without the abilities to hear or see, and with certain cognitive disorders; and studies bilingual language acquisition, both simultaneously and in sequence. Each chapter offers a summary section, suggestions for further reading, and exercises designed to test students' understanding of the material and provide opportunities to practice analyzing children's language. Appendixes provide charts of the International Phonetic Alphabet (with links to websites that allow students to listen to the sounds associated with these symbols) and a summary of selected experimental methodologies.

Author : Harald Clahsen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281722

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Generative Perspectives on Language Acquisition by Harald Clahsen Pdf

Against the background of the proliferation of the various subdisciplines of language acquisition research over the past decades, this volume aims to enhance the existing but somewhat fragile links between language acquisition and theoretical linguistics. With regard to previous research, the book focuses on the acquisition of syntax and syntactic theory, specifically on Chomskyan Generative Grammar.

Author : E.F.K. Koerner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281593

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The Transformational-Generative Paradigm and Modern Linguistic Theory by E.F.K. Koerner Pdf

This volume reflects the fact that the possibilities in theory construction allow for a much wider spectrum than students of linguistics have perhaps been led to believe. It consists of articles by scholars of differing generations and widely varying academic persuasions: some have received their initiation to the trade within the framework of transformational-generative grammar, some in one or the other structuralist mould, yet others in the philology and linguistics of particular languages and language families. They all share, however, some doubts concerning characteristic attitudes and procedures of present-day ‘mainstream linguistics’. All want, not a uniformity of ideological stance, but a union of individualists working towards the advancement of theory and empirical accountability.

Author : Philip Pettit
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0520034163

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The Concept of Structuralism by Philip Pettit Pdf

Author : Rick de Graaff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020804121

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Differential Effects of Explicit Instruction on Second Language Acquisition by Rick de Graaff Pdf

Author : Carsten Breul
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027295606

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Focus Structure in Generative Grammar by Carsten Breul Pdf

The notion of focus structure in this work refers to the distinction between categorical, thetic and identificational sentences. The central claim is that the syntactic representation of every sentence has to encode which of these types of focus structure is realized. This claim is discussed in great detail with respect to syntax, intonation and semantics within the framework of the Minimalist Program. It is shown that the incorporation of focus structure into syntax offers new perspectives for a solution of vexing problems in syntax and semantics. For example, fronting (preposing, 'topicalisation') is treated as a syntactic operation which clearly belongs to core grammar, i.e. is not optional or 'stylistic'; the semantic notion of quantifier raising is dispensed with in favour of a focus structural treatment of phenomena which gave rise to it. The book appeals to generative linguists and to functional linguists who do not believe in an unbridgeable gap between the formal and functional analysis of language.

Author : Carl Lee Baker
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037152423

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Introduction to Generative-transformational Syntax by Carl Lee Baker Pdf

This book is a course-level introduction to the theory of generative grammar of natural languages. This theory considers grammar to be a system of rules that generate exactly those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language and involves the use of defined operations (called transformations) to produce new sentences from existing ones.

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134820511

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Generative Linguistics by Frederick J. Newmeyer Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Elaine C. Klein,Gita Martohardjono
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027299147

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The Development of Second Language Grammars by Elaine C. Klein,Gita Martohardjono Pdf

This volume is a collection of state-of-the-art papers in generative studies of second language (L2) acquisition bringing together an unusually broad range of interests and inquiry. Selected papers report on controlled experimental studies within specific areas of research investigating the development of L2 grammars; others formulate exciting new proposals for methodology and learnability in both first and second language acquisition. Following an introduction which argues for new research strategies that focus on the process of acquisition along with its product, the book is divided into two sections: Current Perspectives includes compelling new work on the development of functional categories within a parameter-setting model of L2 acquisition; the second section, New Directions, introduces research and discussion on topics which reflect the latest developments in the field, including syntax-semantics correspondences, L2 processing research, code-switching from a UG perspective, and applications of Chomsky’s (1995) Minimalist Program to second language acquisition studies.