Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar |
Contents
Assumptions and Goals | 7 |
Discussion of Criticisms | 25 |
The Theory of Transformational Generative Grammar | 51 |
Some Problems in Phonology | 76 |
Summary | 91 |
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analysis apply argument assertion assigned assumption attempt base phrase-markers Bill constituent context contextual feature criticism deep structure defined derived phrase-marker descriptive adequacy descriptively adequate grammars discussion distinction Dixon empirical evaluation procedure example expressive power extended phrase structure fact Fodor and Katz formulated framework grammatical relations Hague issues in linguistic Katz and Postal labeled bracketing lexical category lexical entry lexical items linguistic description linguistic theory marker matrix morpheme notion occurrence philosophy of language phonetic form phonetic representation phonological component phonological rules phrase structure grammar problem proposed question R. M. W. Dixon represented restricted rewriting rules SD's semantic component semantic interpretation sentence sequence singulary transformations sort specification strings surface structure symbol syntactic description syntactic structure system of rules taxonomic phonemics taxonomic syntax terminal symbols theory of grammar theory of linguistic theory of syntax traditional transformational generative grammar transformational grammar transformational rules Uhlenbeck underlying Verb weak generative capacity