Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. MIT Press.

Type

Book

Intellectual base

Review or monograph

Year

1965

DOI

10.7551/mitpress/9780262527408.001.0001

Link

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262530071/aspects-of-the-theory-of-syntax/

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linguistics_semiotics, mathematics

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8 citations across 6 artifacts.

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Primes

• Arbitrariness of Symbolic Conventions
  • ): Cross-cultural research on how children bootstrap vocabulary suggests partial sound-symbolism aids acquisition, yet language learning ultimately requires mastery of arbitrary conventions. Language universals and deep structure (Chomsky 1965

    This sourceReformulation of transformational generative grammar distinguishing deep structures (mapped by transformational rules to surface structures) and locating linguistic universals in deep syntactic structure.

• Canonical Form
  • In linguistics it is deep structure versus surface structure.

    This sourceIntroduces the deep-structure versus surface-structure distinction.

• Linguistic Universals
  • Competing accounts divide into: (a) innatist explanations (Chomsky 1965, 1981.

    This sourceForis Publications. Chomsky Aspects Lectures Government Binding Universal Grammar innatist Principles Parameters.

  • Generative linguistics: Chomsky 1965 Aspects of the Theory of Syntax and 1981 Lectures on Government and Binding proposed Universal Grammar as an innatist explanation for linguistic structure.

    This sourceForis Publications. Chomsky Universal Grammar innatist explanation linguistic structure Principles Parameters.

  • T1 — Innate Universal Grammar vs. Functional Explanations. Chomsky's UG (1965, 1981) posits that linguistic universals reflect innate biological endowment — a language-specific cognitive module.

    This sourceForis Publications. Chomsky Universal Grammar biological endowment language-specific cognitive module innatist.

• Synchronic vs. Diachronic Analysis
  • Generative linguistics (Chomsky 1965

    This sourceFoundational articulation of transformational generative grammar: deep structures are mapped by transformational rules into surface structures, formalizing language as rule-governed structural transformation.

• Transformation
  • Linguistics & translation: Transformational grammar (Chomsky 1965), syntactic rewriting rules, semantic interpretation, machine translation, code-switching, dialect variation, historical language change.

    This sourceFoundational articulation of transformational generative grammar: deep structures are mapped by transformational rules into surface structures, formalizing language as rule-governed structural transformation.

Domain-specific

• Innateness Hypothesis
  • Chomsky's generative program made this explanatory claim central to theories of acquisition and linguistic competence.

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