Revised Extended Standard Theory
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Revised Extended Standard Theory is a later development in generative grammar that expanded and refined Chomsky’s Standard Theory by incorporating more sophisticated treatments of syntax–semantics interfaces and constraints on transformations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic theory
→
syntactic theory → theory of generative grammar → |
| associatedWithLinguist |
Howard Lasnik
→
Noam Chomsky → Paul Postal → Ray Jackendoff → |
| buildsOn |
Extended Standard Theory
→
Standard Theory → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developedWithinSchoolOf |
Chomskyan generative grammar
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| emphasizes |
modularity of grammar
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separation of levels of representation → |
| field |
generative grammar
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syntax → syntax–semantics interface → |
| follows |
Extended Standard Theory
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| hasKeyConcept |
bounding theory (early form)
→
conditions on rules → constraints on transformations → deep structure conditions → global constraints on derivations → interpretive semantics → island constraints → local constraints on derivations → projection rules → selectional restrictions → subjacency → surface structure conditions → syntax–semantics mapping → theta-role assignment (early treatment) → |
| influenced |
Government and Binding Theory
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Principles and Parameters Theory → later work on constraints in syntax → |
| introduces |
more explicit constraints on transformations
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| levelOfRepresentation |
deep structure
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phonetic representation → semantic representation → surface structure → |
| mainProponent |
Noam Chomsky
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| precedes |
Government and Binding Theory
→
Principles and Parameters Theory → |
| refines |
syntax–semantics interface
→
transformational rules → |
| theoreticalFrameworkOf |
transformational grammar
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| timePeriod |
1970s
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| topicIn |
history of generative grammar
→
theoretical linguistics → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Standard Theory of generative grammar
("Extended Standard Theory")
→
Standard Theory of generative grammar → |
predecessorOf |
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Standard Theory
("Extended Standard Theory")
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influenced |
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Standard Theory
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successor |