Linguistics and the formal sciences : the origins of generative grammar / Marcus Tomalin.
An insightful overview of how syntactic theory was influenced by developments in the formal sciences during the twentieth century. Discusses their implications for the work of linguists at that time, outlines their consequences for current syntactic theory, and provides a groundbreaking reassessment...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in linguistics ;
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Mathematical symbols; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The consequences of analysis; 3 Mathematical linguistics; 4 Systems of syntax: 1951-1955; 5 Transforming generative grammar: 1955-1957; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.