Transformational Grammar as a Theory of Language Acquisition: A Study in the Empirical Conceptual and Methodological Foundations of Contemporary Linguistics - Rilegato

Derwing, Bruce L.

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ISBN 10: 0521087376 ISBN 13: 9780521087377

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1973

Riassunto

This book subjects the main theory of revolution in linguistic thought and some of its applications to a searching critique.

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Descrizione del libro

The revolution in linguistic thought associated with the name of Professor Noam Chomsky centres on the theory of transformational generation, especially in grammar. This book subjects the main theory and some of its applications to a searching critique. Professor Derwing writes as a linguist particularly interested in the psychology of language acquisition.

Contenuti

Preface; Part I. Background: 1. Introduction; 2. Some central aspects of the 'Chomskyan revolution' in American linguistics; 3. On the nature of language acquisition; Part II. Linguistic Metatheory: 4. Some problems in phonological description; 5. 'Explanation' and 'naturalness' in TGG; 6. Some process-oriented counterproposals; Part III. Methodological and Conceptual Foundations: 7. Chomsky's 'revolution' reconsidered; 8. On 'competence' and 'performance'; 9. Towards a redefinition of linguistic research; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1973
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521087376
• ISBN 13: 9780521087377
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 358
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