Current Issues in Linguistic Theory
Author | : Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2011-05-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110867565 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110867567 |
Rating | : 4/5 (567 Downloads) |
Download or read book Current Issues in Linguistic Theory written by Noam Chomsky and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper,(1) I will restrict the term ""linguistic theory"" to systems of hypotheses concerning the general features of human language put forth in an attempt to account for a certain range of linguistic phenomena. I will not be concerned with systems of terminology or methods of investigation (analytic procedures). The central fact to which any significant linguistic theory must address itself is this: a mature speaker can produce a new sentence of his language on the appropriate occasion, and other speakers can understand it immediately, though it is equally new to them. Most of our li.