Generative Linguistics

Author : Geoffrey Horrocks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317887775

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Generative Grammar by Geoffrey Horrocks Pdf

This book provides a critical review of the development of generative grammar, both transformational and non-transformational, from the early 1960s to the present, and presents contemporary results in the context of an overall evaluation of recent research in the field. Geoffrey Horrocks compares Chomsky's approach to the study of grammar, culminating in Government and Binding theory, with two other theories which are deliberate reactions to this framework: Generalised Phrase Structure Grammar and Lexical-Functional Grammar. Whilst proponents of all three models regard themselves as generative grammarians, and share many of the same objectives, the differences between them nevertheless account for much of the recent debate in this subject. By presenting these different theories in the context of the issues that unite and divide them, the book highlights the problems which arise in any attempt to establish an adequate theory of grammatical representation.

Author : Peter Ludlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199258536

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The Philosophy of Generative Linguistics by Peter Ludlow Pdf

Peter Ludlow presents the first book on the philosophy of generative linguistics. He explains the motivation of the generative framework, describes its mechanisms, and addresses issues of broad philosophical interest, for instance the ontology of linguistics, the nature of data, language/world relations, and best theory criteria.

Author : Michael S. Rochemont
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027286338

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Focus in Generative Grammar by Michael S. Rochemont Pdf

The topic of this book is the notion of ‘focus’ and its linguistic characterization. The main thesis is that focus has a uniform grammatical identification only as a syntactic element with – in English at least – a certain systematic phonological interpretation and – presumably universally – a range of semantic interpretations. In broad respects, the framework within this investigation is conducted is that of Chomsky & Lasnik (1977) and the subsequent Government and Binding framework. After considering defining the location of prominence in a focused phrase in terms of constituent structure, the author argues that an argument structure approach to the focus phrase/prominence relation is more promising. This is then exemplified in analyses of cleft focus and constructional focus.

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110903843

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Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Author : Teun Hoekstra,Bonnie D. Schwartz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,7 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 : András Kertész
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783823300687

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The Historiography of Generative Linguistics by András Kertész Pdf

Although the past decades have seen a great diversity of approaches to the history of generative linguistics, there has been no systematic analysis of the state of the art. The aim of the book is to fill this gap. Part I provides an unbiased, balanced and impartial overview of numerous approaches to the history of generative linguistics. In addition, it evaluates the approaches thus discussed against a set of evaluation criteria. Part II demonstrates in a case study the workability of a model of plausible argumentation that goes beyond the limits of current historiographical approaches. Due to the comprehensive analysis of the state of the art, the book may be useful for graduate and undergraduate students. However, since it is also intended to enrich the historiography of linguistics in a novel way, the book may also attract the attention of both linguists interested in the history of science, and historians of science interested in linguistics.

Author : Peter Ludlow
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191662690

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The Philosophy of Generative Linguistics by Peter Ludlow Pdf

Peter Ludlow presents the first book on the philosophy of generative linguistics, including both Chomsky's government and binding theory and his minimalist program. Ludlow explains the motivation of the generative framework, describes its basic mechanisms, and then addresses some of the many interesting philosophical questions and puzzles that arise once we adopt the general theoretical approach. He focuses on what he takes to be the most basic philosophical issues about the ontology of linguistics, about the nature of data, about language/world relations, and about best theory criteria. These are of broad philosophical interest, from epistemology to ethics: Ludlow hopes to bring the philosophy of linguistics to a wider philosophical audience and show that we have many shared philosophical questions. Similarly, he aims to set out the philosophical issues in such a way as to engage readers from linguistics, and to encourage interaction between the two disciplines on foundational issues.

Author : Noam Chomsky,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1987*
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:246610382

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Generative Grammar by Noam Chomsky,Massachusetts Institute of Technology Pdf

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027931224

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Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Author : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134322114

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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 : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,5 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 : Robert Desmond King
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : WISC:89033936428

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Historical Linguistics and Generative Grammar by Robert Desmond King Pdf

Author : Marcus Tomalin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139450812

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Linguistics and the Formal Sciences by Marcus Tomalin Pdf

The formal sciences, particularly mathematics, have had a profound influence on the development of linguistics. This insightful overview looks at techniques that were introduced in the fields of mathematics, logic and philosophy during the twentieth century, and explores their effect on the work of various linguists. In particular, it discusses the 'foundations crisis' that destabilised mathematics at the start of the twentieth century, the numerous related movements which sought to respond to this crisis, and how they influenced the development of syntactic theory in the 1950s. The book concludes by discussing the resulting major consequences for syntactic theory, and provides a detailed reassessment of Chomsky's early work at the advent of Generative Grammar. Informative and revealing, this book will be invaluable to all those working in formal linguistics, in particular those interested in its history and development.

Author : P.H. Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317933625

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Generative Grammar and Linguistic Competence (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) by P.H. Matthews Pdf

According to Chomsky, to learn a language is to develop a grammar for it – a generative grammar which assigns a definite structure and a definite meaning to each of a definite set of sentences. This forms the speaker’s linguistic competence, which represents a distinct faculty of the mind, called the faculty of language. This view has been widely criticised, from many separate angles and by many different authors, including some of Chomsky’s pupils. As one of the earliest and most persistent critics, Professor Matthews is especially well placed to tie these arguments together. He concludes that Chomsky’s notion of competence finds no support within linguistics. It can be defended, if at all, only by assuming a traditional philosophy of mind. The notion of grammar should therefore be restricted to descriptive linguistics, and should not have psychological interpretations foisted on it. Peter Matthews’ book covers a variety of topics, from morphology to speech acts, from word meaning to the study of language variation, and from blending in syntax to the relation of language and culture. This wide range of subject matter is incisively handled in a style which is both elegant and economical.