The Current Scene in Linguistics [electronic resource] : Present Directions / Noam Chomsky.

Two traditions are distinguishable in modern linguistic theory: the tradition of "universal grammar" which flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the tradition of structural or descriptive linguistics which reached its peak 15 or 20 years ago. Universal grammar was concerned with (...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Chomsky, Noam
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1966.
Subjects:	Deep Structure. Descriptive Linguistics. English Instruction. Grammar. Language. Language Research. Learning Theories. Linguistic Theory. Linguistics. Perception. Research Methodology. Structural Linguistics. Surface Structure. Traditional Grammar. Transformational Generative Grammar.