Grammatical Theory: Its Limits and Its Possibilities

Grammatical Theory: Its Limits and Its Possibilities
ISBN-10
0226577198
ISBN-13
9780226577197
Series
Grammatical theory
Category
Foreign Language Study
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
1983-09-15
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Frederick J. Newmeyer

Description

Newmeyer persuasively defends the controversial theory of transformational generative grammar. Grammatical Theory is for every linguist, philosopher, or psychologist who is skeptical of generative grammar and wants to learn more about it. Newmeyer's formidable scholarship raises the level of debate on transformational generative grammar. He stresses the central importance of an autonomous formal grammar, discusses the limitations of "discourse-based" approaches to syntax, cites support for generativist theory in recent research, and clarifies misunderstood concepts associated with generative grammar.

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