Government and Binding Theory

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generative grammar framework linguistic theory syntactic theory

Government and Binding Theory is a highly influential generative grammar framework developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1980s that analyzes sentence structure through interacting modules such as government, binding, and case theory.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Government and Binding Theory canonical	11
Government and Binding theory	11
Government and Binding framework	4
Government and Binding	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	generative grammar framework ⓘ linguistic theory ⓘ syntactic theory ⓘ
aimsToExplain	constraints on possible human languages ⓘ
alternativeName	GB Theory ⓘ
assumes	Universal Grammar ⓘ modular organization of grammar ⓘ
authorOfKeyWork	Noam Chomsky ⓘ
coreIdea	anaphors and pronouns are regulated by binding principles ⓘ case must be assigned to overt noun phrases ⓘ movement is constrained by bounding nodes ⓘ syntax is governed by interacting modules and principles ⓘ theta roles are assigned in a structured way ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Noam Chomsky ⓘ
field	generative linguistics ⓘ syntax ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	GB ⓘ
hasComponent	D-structure ⓘ Logical Form ⓘ Phonetic Form ⓘ S-structure ⓘ
hasModule	binding ⓘ surface form: Binding Theory Bounding Theory ⓘ Case Theory ⓘ Control Theory ⓘ Government Theory ⓘ Theta Theory ⓘ
hasPrinciple	Empty Category Principle ⓘ
influenced	Minimalist Program ⓘ subsequent generative syntax research ⓘ
influencedBy	Standard Theory of generative grammar ⓘ surface form: Transformational-Generative Grammar X-bar theory ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
mainConcept	X-bar theory ⓘ binding ⓘ bounding theory ⓘ case theory ⓘ control theory ⓘ empty category principle ⓘ government ⓘ theta theory ⓘ
publication	Barriers ⓘ Lectures on Government and Binding ⓘ
taughtIn	advanced syntax courses ⓘ
theoreticalOrientation	formalism ⓘ
timePeriod	1980s ⓘ
usesRepresentation	X-bar representations ⓘ phrase structure trees ⓘ

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Subject: Government and Binding Theory
Description of subject: Government and Binding Theory is a highly influential generative grammar framework developed by Noam Chomsky in the 1980s that analyzes sentence structure through interacting modules such as government, binding, and case theory.

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Standard Theory of generative grammar → predecessorOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Standard Theory of generative grammar → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Lectures on Government and Binding → frameworkPresented → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Minimalist Program → precededBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Revised Extended Standard Theory → precedes → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Revised Extended Standard Theory → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Principles and Parameters Theory → influencedBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Principles and Parameters Theory → relatedConcept → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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The Pisa Lectures → mainTheory → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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The Pisa Lectures → theoreticalFramework → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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binding → partOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

subject surface form: binding (linguistics)

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X-bar theory → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Empty Category Principle → field → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Empty Category Principle → developedWithin → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Barriers → theoreticalFramework → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Barriers → developsAspectOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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The Minimalist Program → precededBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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The Minimalist Program → influencedBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Bare Phrase Structure → influencedBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Case Theory → basedOn → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Theta Theory → relatedTo → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

Theta Theory → associatedWith → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Bounding Theory → partOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

GB Theory → alternativeName → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

ECP → relatedTo → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

ECP → introducedIn → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ

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Subjacency → introducedInFramework → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ