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Generative grammar: Generative grammar describes how language is generated in the human mind. It is based on the idea that humans have an innate knowledge of the rules of grammar, which allows them to produce and understand an infinite number of sentences. One of the key features of generative grammar is the distinction between competence and performance. see also Grammar, Competence, Performance, Innateness, Language, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Noam Chomsky on Generative Grammar - Dictionary of Arguments

Lyons I 237
Generative Grammar/Chomsky/Lyons: limits the classification.
For example, longlegs/Bloomfield: be exocentric that they can occur both as singular and plural. However, this shows that these shapes are not constructions at all. Rather, they must be entered in the lexicon as entities that cannot be analyzed further.
Distribution: e.g. longlegs is different from long legs.
BloomfieldVsChomsky: but this cannot be accommodated by a productive formation rule.
>Grammar
, >Universal grammar,
>Transformational grammar, >Generative grammar.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Chomsky I
Noam Chomsky
"Linguistics and Philosophy", in: Language and Philosophy, (Ed) Sidney Hook New York 1969 pp. 51-94
In
Linguistik und Philosophie, G. Grewendorf/G. Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1974/1995

Chomsky II
Noam Chomsky
"Some empirical assumptions in modern philosophy of language" in: Philosophy, Science, and Method, Essays in Honor of E. Nagel (Eds. S. Morgenbesser, P. Suppes and M- White) New York 1969, pp. 260-285
In
Linguistik und Philosophie, G. Grewendorf/G. Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1974/1995

Chomsky IV
N. Chomsky
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, Cambridge/MA 1965
German Edition:
Aspekte der Syntaxtheorie Frankfurt 1978

Chomsky V
N. Chomsky
Language and Mind Cambridge 2006

Ly II
John Lyons
Semantics Cambridge, MA 1977

Lyons I
John Lyons
Introduction to Theoretical Lingustics, Cambridge/MA 1968
German Edition:
Einführung in die moderne Linguistik München 1995


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