The Historiography Of Generative Linguistics

Author : András Kertész
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783823391562

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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 : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,7 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 : 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 : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107354586

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The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax by Marcel den Dikken Pdf

Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax provides a historical context for what is happening in the field of generative syntax today, a survey of the various generative approaches to syntactic structure available in the literature and an overview of the state of the art in the principal modules of the theory and the interfaces with semantics, phonology, information structure and sentence processing, as well as linguistic variation and language acquisition. This indispensable resource for advanced students, professional linguists (generative and non-generative alike) and scholars in related fields of inquiry presents a comprehensive survey of the field of generative syntactic research in all its variety, written by leading experts and providing a proper sense of the range of syntactic theories calling themselves generative.

Author : András Kertész
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Generative grammar
ISBN : OCLC:648249612

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Generative Grammar by Robert Freidin Pdf

Author : Marcus Tomalin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,9 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 : E. F. K. Koerner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027245809

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Linguistic Historiography by E. F. K. Koerner Pdf

The present volume brings together the author's most recent thinking on the tasks and methods of linguistic historiography and his critical assessment of the legacy of a number of major 20th-century scholars. Some of the chapters are revisions of previously published articles, which together with new materials have been welded into a coherent volume.

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781483295435

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Linguistic Theory in America by Frederick J. Newmeyer Pdf

Linguistic Theory in America

Author : Douglas A. Kibbee
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027211699

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Chomskyan (r)evolutions by Douglas A. Kibbee Pdf

Chomsky's atavistic revolution (with a little help from his enemies) / John E. Joseph -- The equivocation of form and notation in generative grammar / Christopher Beedham -- Chomsky's paradigm : what it includes and what it excludes / Joanna Radwanska-Williams -- "Scientific revolutions" and other kinds of regime change / Stephen O. Murray -- Noam and Zellig / Bruce Nevin -- Chomsky 1951a and Chomsky 1951b / Peter T. Daniels -- Grammar and language in syntactic structures : transformational progress and structuralist "reflux" / Pierre Swiggers -- Chomsky's other revolution / R. Allen Harris -- Chomsky between revolutions / Malcolm D. Hyman -- What do we talk about, when we talk about "universal grammar" and how have we talked about it? / Margaret Thomas -- Migrating propositions and the evolution of generative grammar / Marcus Tomalin -- Universalism and human difference in Chomskyan linguistics : the first "superhominid" and the language faculty / Christopher Hutton -- The evolution of meaning and grammar : Chomskyan theory and the evidence from grammaticalization / T. Craig Christy -- Chomsky in search of a pedigree / Camiel Hamans & Pieter A.M. Seuren -- The "linguistics wars" : a tentative assessment by an outsider witness / Giorgio Graffi -- British empiricism and transformational grammar : a current debate / Jacqueline Léon -- Historiography's contribution to theoretical linguistics / Julie Tetel Andresen.

Author : Peter Ludlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,9 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 : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199274338

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Possible and Probable Languages by Frederick J. Newmeyer Pdf

In this important and pioneering text, Frederick Newmeyer takes on the question of language variety. He considers why some language types are impossible and why some grammatical features are more common than others.

Author : Nicholas Allott,Terje Lohndal,Georges Rey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119598688

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A Companion to Chomsky by Nicholas Allott,Terje Lohndal,Georges Rey Pdf

A COMPANION TO CHOMSKY Widely considered to be one of the most important public intellectuals of our time, Noam Chomsky has revolutionized modern linguistics. His thought has had a profound impact upon the philosophy of language, mind, and science, as well as the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science which his work helped to establish. Now, in this new Companion dedicated to his substantial body of work and the range of its influence, an international assembly of prominent linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists reflect upon the interdisciplinary reach of Chomsky's intellectual contributions. Balancing theoretical rigor with accessibility to the non-specialist, the Companion is organized into eight sections—including the historical development of Chomsky's theories and the current state of the art, comparison with rival usage-based approaches, and the relation of his generative approach to work on linguistic processing, acquisition, semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language. Later chapters address Chomsky's rationalist critique of behaviorism and related empiricist approaches to psychology, as well as his insistence upon a "Galilean" methodology in cognitive science. Following a brief discussion of the relation of his work in linguistics to his work on political issues, the book concludes with an essay written by Chomsky himself, reflecting on the history and character of his work in his own words. A significant contribution to the study of Chomsky's thought, A Companion to Chomsky is an indispensable resource for philosophers, linguists, psychologists, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and general readers with interest in Noam Chomsky's intellectual legacy as one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century.

Author : E.F.K. Koerner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134495078

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Toward a History of American Linguistics by E.F.K. Koerner Pdf

Beginning with the anthropological linguistic tradition associated primarily with the names of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and their students and concluding with the work of Noam Chomsky and William Labov at the end of the century. This book offers a comprehensive account of essential periods and areas of research in the history of American Linguistics and also addresses contemporary debates and issues within linguistics. Topics covered include: * The sources of the 'Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis' * Leonard Bloomfield and the Cours de linguistique générale * The 'Chomskyan Revolution' and its Historiography * The Origins of Morphophonemics in American Linguistics *William Labov and the Origins of Sociolinguistics in America. Toward a History of American Linguistics will be invaluable reading for academics and advanced students within the fields of linguistics and the history of linguistics.

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Generative grammar
ISBN : 9780192843760

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American Linguistics in Transition by Frederick J. Newmeyer Pdf

This volume is devoted to a major chapter in the history of linguistics in the United States, the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, and focuses primarily on the transition from (post-Bloomfieldian) structural linguistics to early generative grammar. The first three chapters in the book discuss the rise of structuralism in the 1930s; the interplay between American and European structuralism; and the publication of Joos's Readings in Linguistics in 1957. Later chapters explore the beginnings of generative grammar and the reaction to it from structural linguists; how generativists made their ideas more widely known; the response to generativism in Europe; and the resistance to the new theory by leading structuralists, which continued into the 1980s. The final chapter demonstrates that contrary to what has often been claimed, generative grammarians were not in fact organizationally dominant in the field in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s.