Introducing Transformational Grammar, 2Ed: From Principles and Parameters to Minimalism - Brossura

Ouhalla, Jamal

 
9780340740361: Introducing Transformational Grammar, 2Ed: From Principles and Parameters to Minimalism
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ISBN 10: 0340740361 ISBN 13: 9780340740361
Casa editrice: Routledge, 1999

Sinossi

Transformational Grammar (TG) is a theory of grammar developed by this century's most famous linguist, Noam Chomsky, in the 1950's. TG is based on the concept of a universal grammar (UG) which is the set of rules for language that all humans possess thanks to the common genetic features which distinguish them from other organisms and make them ""human."" The idea behind UG is that our capacity for learning languages and the rules that accompany language are ""innate"" rather than learned. Phrase Structure Grammar is a particular type of generative grammar (of which TG is another type). The Minimalist Program is a further development of Chomsky's original TG theory, in which he has tried to replace the extremely complex rules relating to highly developed forms of TG with just a few simple and general principles of sentence structure.



The first edition of this book rapidly established itself as one of the clearest and most readable introductions to generative grammar. Together with a complete introduction to the principles of universal grammar, it traced the major shifts of perspective which have influenced the development of the theory over the last forty years.



This revised and expanded edition introduces students with no previous training in syntax to transformational grammar. It is also suitable for intermediate and advanced students of syntax. The text covers the framework known as principles and parameters, and the more recent framework known as minimalism. With a wide range of new, additional exercises, the book is ideal for students approaching generative linguistics for the first time.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jamal Ouhalla is Reader in Linguistics at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
1999
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0340740361
ISBN 13 
9780340740361
Rilegatura
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Numero edizione
2
Numero di pagine
496
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Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780340556306: Introducing Transformational Grammar: From Rules to Principles and Parameters

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0340556307 ISBN 13:  9780340556306
Casa editrice: Hodder Education, 1994
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