PPTforSyntax(2FormalistApproachTG1(new))课程.pptVIP

Formalist Approach  (SS ST) Introduction Chomsky’s preliminary idea of generative grammar lies in his M.A. thesis “Morpho-phonemics of Hebrew” in University of Pensyvania. In 1957, the Logical Structure of Linguistic theory was published in Holland, violently attacking the structuralism. In 1957, Syntactic Structures (a 108monograph) was published, signifying the beginning of Chomskyan revolution. Features of the theory of TG The theoretical goal: (1) The goal of traditional grammar, esp. the prescriptive school grammar— for language teaching, emphasizing the purity and