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
developedWithinSchoolOf Chomskyan generative grammar
emphasizes modularity of grammar
separation of levels of representation
field generative grammar
syntax
syntax–semantics interface
follows Extended Standard Theory
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
Principles and Parameters Theory
later work on constraints in syntax
introduces more explicit constraints on transformations
languageOfWork English
levelOfRepresentation deep structure
phonetic representation
semantic representation
surface structure
mainProponent Noam Chomsky
precedes Government and Binding Theory
Principles and Parameters Theory
refines syntax–semantics interface
transformational rules
theoreticalFrameworkOf transformational grammar
timePeriod 1970s
topicIn history of generative grammar
theoretical linguistics

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Standard Theory of generative grammar ("Extended Standard Theory")
Standard Theory of generative grammar
predecessorOf
Standard Theory ("Extended Standard Theory")
influenced
Standard Theory
successor

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