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Schlegel, Jean-Louis – Pedagogie, 1973
Concluding portion of an article begun in the December 1972 issue. (DS)
Descriptors: Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

Heath, Jeffrey – Language, 1975
Certain types of pronominal differentiation are functionally related to certain types of transformational rules; this theory leads to a concept of a functional component within which these aspects of grammar are complementary. Their complementarity is matched by an inverse relationship in functional values from one language to another. (CK)
Descriptors: Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Pronouns, Syntax
FILLMORE, C.J. – 1965
THE SPECIFIC FAILINGS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE SEMANTIC THEORY OF KATZ AND FODOR PROPOSED WITHIN CHOMSKY'S CURRENT TRANSFORMATIONAL FRAMEWORK. THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE SO-CALLED "RELATIONAL" CONCEPTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS NOT EASY TO SEE HOW ANY SLIGHT MODIFICATION OF THE NOTION OF "SEMANTIC FEATURE" CAN LEAD TO THE CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF COMPARATIVE…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Semantics

Lin, Francis Y. – Language & Communication, 2000
Harris's original idea of transformations has been changed several times in Chomsky's work. This article explicates these transformations, arguing that though their motivations are highly understandable, these transformations are not necessary for understanding the workings of natural languages. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Transformational Generative Grammar
HASHIMOTO, A. Y. – 1965
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MANDARIN CHINESE GRAMMAR HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY EXPLORED WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR IN THE PROJECT ON LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PROBLEMS STUDIED INCLUDE SUCH GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES AS ASPECT MARKERS, ADJECTIVES, EXISTENTIAL AND POSSESSIVE VERBS, INDEFINITE PRONOUNS, AND…
Descriptors: Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Mandarin Chinese, Syntax
FILLMORE, CHARLES J. – 1966
THE PAPER QUESTIONS THE ADEQUACY OF CHOMSKY'S PROPOSALS FOR FORMALLY RECONSTRUCTING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES AND GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS. THE DEEP STRUCTURE VALIDITY OF THE NOTIONS "SUBJECT" AND "OBJECT" IS ALSO QUESTIONED. THE WRITER PROPOSES TO RECOGNIZE, INSTEAD, VARIOUS INTRODUCED NOUN PHRASES SUGGESTIVE…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics
Haddock, N. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1970
Reviews the development of generative theory, points out the limitations of present generative grammar for the teaching of English and expresses the view that it will be of greater value in the future when certain further theoretical developments have taken place. (FB)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory, Teaching Methods

Choon-Kyu Oh – Linguistics, 1974
The effect of presuppositions on the applicability of grammatical rules is discussed. It is argued that the speaker's presupposition may cause a grammatical rule to become optional. (RM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure
ANNEAR, SANDRA S. – 1964
THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PRENOMINAL MODIFIERS IN ENGLISH ARE STUDIED WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR. TWO DISTINCT, BUT INTERRELATED PROBLEMS ARE INVOLVED--THE DERIVATION OF EACH OF THE TYPES OF SINGLE MODIFIERS, EITHER TRANSFORMATIONALLY OR FROM CONSTITUENT STRUCTURE RULES, AND THE GRAMMATICAL IMPLICATIONS OF COMBINING THEM…
Descriptors: Adjectives, English, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
MEYERS, L.F.; YANG, J. – 1965
SAMPLE OUTPUT SENTENCES OF VARIOUS COMIT AND SNOBOL PROGRAMS FOR TESTING A CHINESE GENERATIVE GRAMMAR ARE PRESENTED. THE GRAMMAR CHOSEN FOR EXPERIMENTATION IS A PRELIMINARY VERSION OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR. ALL OF THE COMIT PROGRAMS AND ONE OF THE SNOBOL PROGRAMS USE A LINEARIZED REPRESENTATION OF TREE STRUCTURES, WITH ADDITIONAL NUMERICAL…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Mandarin Chinese
LU, JOHN H.T. – 1965
AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR, TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PREDICTABILITY OF STRESS IN TERMS OF ITS UNDERLYING PHRASE STRUCTURES, TO PROVIDE SOME EXPLANATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTIONAL HOMONYMITY OF CONTRASTIVE STRESS IN SOME CASES, AND TO ILLUSTRATE WITH EXAMPLES FROM AMERICAN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN CHINESE…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Mandarin Chinese
Milner, Jean-Claude – Langages, 1978
Proposes a theory, based on transformational grammar, that categorizes French reflexive pronouns as being either "free" or "bound," and attempts to apply this theory to Latin reflexive pronouns. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, French, Grammar, Latin

Luthy, Melvin J. – College Composition and Communication, 1977
The greatest benefit of transformational grammar lies in helping students to understand and appreciate language but not to use it. (DD)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language, Language Attitudes

Bouma, Lowell C. – Language Sciences, 1977
A discussion of Roman Jakobson's view that grammatical meaning is distinct from lexical meaning is presented. (HP)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics

Koutsoudas, Andreas – Language, 1972
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Fixed Sequence, Grammar, Linguistic Theory