Cartesian Linguistics
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Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book → |
| argues | modern generative grammar has roots in rationalist tradition → |
| associatedWith |
Chomskyan linguistics
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generative grammar → |
| author | Noam Chomsky → |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| critiques | behaviorist approaches to language → |
| discusses |
creative aspect of language
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distinction between competence and performance (historical precursors) → notion of deep structure in language → |
| explores |
rationalist vs empiricist approaches to language
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relationship between language and mind → universal grammar in historical perspective → |
| field |
history of ideas
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theoretical linguistics → |
| focusesOn |
Cartesianism
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surface form: "Cartesian philosophy"
creative aspect of language use → historical roots of modern linguistics → innateness of language → rationalist tradition in linguistics → |
| genre |
academic monograph
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non-fiction → |
| hasEdition |
Cartesian Linguistics
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surface form: "Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought"
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| hasInfluenceOn |
debates on continuity of linguistic theory
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subsequent studies of history of generative grammar → |
| hasReception |
criticized by some historians of linguistics
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influential in history of linguistic thought → |
| influencedBy |
Port-Royal Grammar
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René Descartes → rationalist philosophy → |
| ISBN | 978-0060102881 → |
| language | English → |
| mentionsPhilosopher |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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René Descartes → |
| mentionsWork | Port-Royal Grammar → |
| placesInTradition | Cartesian rationalism → |
| publicationYear | 1966 → |
| publisher | Harper & Row → |
| relatedTo |
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
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Syntactic Structures → |
| subject |
Cartesianism
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history of linguistics → linguistics → philosophy of language → rationalism → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
17th century
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18th century → early modern philosophy → |
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this entity surface form: "Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought"
this entity surface form: "Cartesian linguistics"