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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Government and Binding theory 10
Government and Binding framework 2
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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Empty Category Principle → developedWithin → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Barriers → developsAspectOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Empty Category Principle → field → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Lectures on Government and Binding → frameworkPresented → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Revised Extended Standard Theory → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
Standard Theory of generative grammar → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
X-bar theory → influenced → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Principles and Parameters Theory → influencedBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
The Minimalist Program → influencedBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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The Pisa Lectures → mainTheory → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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binding → partOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
subject surface form: binding (linguistics)
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Minimalist Program → precededBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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The Minimalist Program → precededBy → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Revised Extended Standard Theory → precedes → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
Standard Theory of generative grammar → predecessorOf → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
Principles and Parameters Theory → relatedConcept → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
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Barriers → theoreticalFramework → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Government and Binding theory
The Pisa Lectures → theoreticalFramework → Government and Binding Theory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Government and Binding framework