新编简明英语语言学教程 第二版 戴炜栋4 Syntax.pptVIP

Chapter 4 Syntax What is syntax? ----a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. Transformational Generative Grammar (TG) Norm. Chomsky, the most influential linguist in 20th century, some important works: (1957) Syntactic Structure; (1965) Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; (1981) Lectures on Government and Binding; (1986) Barriers (1993) A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory; (1995) The Minimalist Program; (1998) The Minimalist Inquiry…… Criteria on good grammar Observational