Bruce L. Derwing, Derwing, Derwing Bruce L.

Transformational Grammar as a Theory of Language Acquisition

A Study in the Empirical Conceptual and Methodological Foundations of Contemporary Lingu

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Produktbeschreibung

This book subjects the main theory of revolution in linguistic thought and some of its applications to a searching critique.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780521097987
• ISBN-10: 0521097983
• Artikelnr.: 26985610

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Background: 1. Introduction
2. Some central aspects of the 'Chomskyan revolution' in American linguistics
3. On the nature of language acquisition
Part II. Linguistic Metatheory: 4. Some problems in phonological description
5. 'Explanation' and 'naturalness' in TGG
6. Some process-oriented counterproposals
Part III. Methodological and Conceptual Foundations: 7. Chomsky's 'revolution' reconsidered
8. On 'competence' and 'performance'
9. Towards a redefinition of linguistic research
Bibliography
Index.