Standard Theory of generative grammar

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framework in generative grammar linguistic theory syntactic theory

The Standard Theory of generative grammar is an early framework in Noam Chomsky’s generative linguistics that formalizes how deep structures are transformed into surface structures to explain the syntax of natural languages.

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Transformational-Generative Grammar 3
Standard Theory of generative grammar canonical 2
Transformational-generative grammar 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf framework in generative grammar ⓘ
linguistic theory ⓘ
syntactic theory ⓘ
aimsTo explain syntax of natural languages ⓘ
associatedWith Chomskyan linguistics ⓘ
transformational-generative grammar ⓘ
associatedWork Aspects of the Theory of Syntax ⓘ
assumes autonomous syntax ⓘ
competence–performance distinction ⓘ
generative grammar as a mental system ⓘ
contrastsWith behaviorist approaches to language ⓘ
structuralist distributionalism ⓘ
coreConcept deep structure ⓘ
lexicon ⓘ
phonological interpretation of surface structure ⓘ
phrase structure rules ⓘ
semantic interpretation of deep structure ⓘ
surface structure ⓘ
transformational rules ⓘ
developedBy Noam Chomsky ⓘ
field generative linguistics ⓘ
focusesOn formal properties of syntactic structures ⓘ
rule-based generation of sentences ⓘ
formalizes mapping from deep structures to surface structures ⓘ
historicalStageOf development of generative grammar ⓘ
influenced Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
Minimalist Program ⓘ
Principles and Parameters Theory ⓘ
later generative frameworks ⓘ
influencedBy Aspects of the Theory of Syntax ⓘ
Syntactic Structures ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
posits transformations relating underlying and overt forms ⓘ
underlying abstract syntactic representations ⓘ
predecessorOf Revised Extended Standard Theory ⓘ
surface form: Extended Standard Theory

Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
Principles and Parameters Theory ⓘ
Revised Extended Standard Theory ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
topic formal grammar ⓘ
language competence ⓘ
syntax ⓘ
usedIn formal modeling of natural language ⓘ
syntax research ⓘ
theoretical linguistics ⓘ
viewedAs early phase of Chomsky’s generative program ⓘ

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Aspects of the Theory of Syntax → hasPart → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
Government and Binding Theory → influencedBy → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transformational-Generative Grammar
Principles and Parameters Theory → influencedBy → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transformational-Generative Grammar
X-bar theory → influencedBy → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
this entity surface form: transformational-generative grammar
GB → influencedBy → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transformational-Generative Grammar
Geoffrey Pullum → hasCritiqued → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
Geoffrey Pullum → hasCritiqued → Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transformational-generative grammar