Noam Chomsky and language descriptions
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Noam Chomsky and language descriptions
（The development of the Anglo-Saxon language and linguistic universals, v. 2）
John Benjamins, c2010
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The general aim of the Senshu University Project The Development of the Anglo-Saxon Language and Linguistic Universals is investigation of structural characteristics common to the Germanic languages, such as English, German and Norwegian, and of works on and in the tradition of Generative Grammar founded by Noam Chomsky in the 1950s. The central idea of Generative Grammar, that the nature of natural-language syntax can be captured by a finite set of rules which are able to produce an infinite set of well-formed structures has been highly evaluated and influential even in related fields such as biolinguistics, philosophy, psychology and computer science. Noam Chomsky and Language Descriptions is a collection of articles that focus on the earliest but essential linguistic theory proposed by Noam Chomsky and articles that discuss specific topics pertaining to the study Germanic languages, in particular English and German. It is divided into two parts: Part 1. Genesis of Generative Grammar; and Part 2. Current Issues in Language Descriptions. The present book will be of general interest to linguists who seek to understand the original idea of Generative Grammar and nature of the Germanic languages.
Table of Contents
- 1. Preface (by Roberts, Ian)
- 2. 1. Genesis of generative grammar
- 3. Systems of syntactic analysis (by Chomsky, Noam)
- 4. Some methodological remarks on generative grammar (by Chomsky, Noam)
- 5. Knowledge of language: Its elements and origins (by Chomsky, Noam)
- 6. 2. Current issues in language descriptions
- 7. Germanic passive constructions (by Askedal, John Ole)
- 8. Prosodic constraints on Old English alliteration (by Fujiwara, Yasuaki)
- 9. The historical role of genitives in the emergence of DP (by Miyamae, Kazuyo)
- 10. The word pairs in Chaucer's verse in comparison with those in his prose (by Tani, Akinobu)
- 11. A short note on movement and control in the English noun phrase (by Hamamatsu, Junji)
- 12. Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in spoken American English (by Iyeiri, Yoko)
- 13. Complement capacities in German: Three types of complements (by Hosaka, Yasuhito)
- 14. Index of names
- 15. Index of subjects
- 16. Editors & contributors
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