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Jiang, Qianhong. "A Brief Analysis of Chomsky’s Transformational Generative Grammar." Journal of Education, Teaching and Social Studies 7, no. 2 (2025): p15. https://doi.org/10.22158/jetss.v7n2p15.

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Chomsky is a famous American philosopher and linguist. Chomsky combined language research with mathematical logic and put forward a new linguistic theory and idea, namely transformational generative grammar. Transformational generative grammar is one of the most influential linguistic theories in Western linguistics. Generative grammar is a set of explicit rules for how language is used and for the mind of the person who uses a particular language. It not only injected a fresh force into the field of linguistics, but also had a profound impact on a range of disciplines such as psychology and p

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البار, ابتهال محمد. "تعليم النحو العربي لغير الناطقين بالعربية على ضوء نظرية تشومسكي". Al-Ma‘rifah 15, № 1 (2018): 57–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/almakrifah.15.01.04.

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This research aims to study the concept of transformational-generative grammar by Noam Chomsky as well as the foundation of this theory and its actional principles in terms of language acquisition, and try to use the theoretical data in teaching Arabic grammar to non-native Arabic speakers. This can be done by using the analytical descriptive approach. This research is considered important because it deals with a modern linguistic theory which has a scientific value in the modern language lesson and employs it in the field of teaching Arabic grammar. The study has benefited from data of the tr

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Bourouba, Karima. "Die Generative Grammatik." Traduction et Langues 15, no. 2 (2016): 172–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.52919/translang.v15i2.685.

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Generative Grammar In this paper, the current version of generative syntax is treated in its various branches. Thereby, we try to explain the most important concepts of Chomsky like defining "competence", "performance", "surface structure" and "deep structure", then theories like "the standard theory" which introduces the syntax and "the X -Bar-Theory" will be discussed. All syntactic structures of all natural languages may be subject to common construction principles, can be set up parallel to previous generalizations of several rules. Furthermore, we will present the elucidation of gen

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Bagha, Karim Nazari. "Generative Grammar (GG)." Management and Labour Studies 34, no. 2 (2009): 291–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0258042x0903400208.

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This article consists of eight parts: introduction, the organization of a Generative Grammar, operation of the system of base rules, deep structure, surface structure and transformational rules, standard theory, extended standard theory, revised extended standard theory, and minimalism. According to Chomsky, the grammar of a language establishes a relationship between sound and meaning, i.e., between phonetic representation and semantic representation. To discover this grammar is the primary goal of linguistics. One of Chomsky's attempts to accomplish this goal is the standard theory grammar,

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SCHOLZ, BARBARA C., and GEOFFREY K. PULLUM. "Tracking the origins of transformational generative grammar." Journal of Linguistics 43, no. 3 (2007): 701–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022226707004823.

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Seuren, Pieter. "Concerning the Roots of Transformational Generative Grammar." Historiographia Linguistica 36, no. 1 (2009): 97–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/hl.36.1.05seu.

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Veronez Júnior, Wilson Roberto. "Relações epistemológicas entre a gramática gerativa transformacional de Noam Chomsky e a organização do conhecimento." Páginas a&b Arquivos & Bibliotecas, no. 20 (2023): 32–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21747/21836671/pag20a3.

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Noam Chomsky is considered one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, and his contribution to Language is evident. The article analyses a possible dialogue between Transformational Generative Grammar, Chomsky's generativism and innatism, and the Knowledge Organization. By establishing epistemological and disciplinary relations with Knowledge Organization, Transformational Generative Grammar highlights the creative aspect of those who are building a given System, which in turn requires the incorporation of documentary languages, thesauriand ontologies, among other elements, for example.

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Abdul Jalil Jassim Hejal. "The Status of Semantics in Transformational Generative Grammar." Journal of the College of Basic Education, no. 50 (January 28, 2023): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.35950/cbej.vi50.9824.

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Meaning is one of the problems which seems difficult to deal with to such extent that Leonard Bloomfield, who resisted the mentalist approach to language, considered it impossible to define meaning till we have a scientifically accurate knowledge of everything in the speaker’s world. Linguists consider meaning as one of the most complex subjects to deal with and some of them are in doubt whether meaning can be studied objectively and systematically as phonology and grammar or not. The complexity and vagueness of semantics are due to the fact that seman

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TZVETOMIRA, TZVETOMIRA. "WHEN AND HOW YORDAN PENCHEV EMBARKED ON THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATIONAL-GENERATIVE GRAMMAR." Journal of Bulgarian Language 69, PR (2022): 313–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.47810/bl.69.22.pr.21.

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The text argues that the first research work by a Bulgarian linguist in the framework of Chomsky’s Transformational-Generative Grammar (Chomsky 1957) is Yordan Penchev’s 1964 paper “Constructions with the Preposition Освен”. With Chomsky being American, his framework could not be acknowledged openly as a theoretical model in Bulgaria for ideological reasons. Its application in Penchev’s paper is proven indirect-ly, using seven criteria. Two of them, fulfilled in (Penchev 1964), are discussed extensively in the paper in view of their specific features. The first of these criteria – the use of k

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BENNETT, T. J. A. "SELF-ORGANIZING SYSTEMS AND TRANSFORMATIONAL-GENERATIVE (TG) GRAMMAR." Cybernetics and Systems 19, no. 1 (1988): 61–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01969728808902156.

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Nevin, Bruce E. "More Concerning the Roots of Transformational Generative Grammar." Historiographia Linguistica International Journal for the History of the Language Sciences 36, no. 2-3 (2009): 459–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/hl.36.2-3.21nev.

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Nevin, Bruce E. "More Concerning the Roots of Transformational Generative Grammar." Quot homines tot artes: New Studies in Missionary Linguistics 36, no. 2-3 (2009): 459–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/hl.36.2.21nev.

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Hendrick, R. "Formal versus explanatory generalizations in generative transformational grammar." Lingua 69, no. 1-2 (1986): 165–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0024-3841(86)90082-3.

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Khoirul Mubin, Nasiruddin, Boby Bagas Purnama, and Dionisia Folliero. "Linguistic Harmonization: Dissecting Alfiyah Ibn Malik with Chomsky's Transformational Generative Theory." Alibbaa': Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Arab 5, no. 2 (2024): 215–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.19105/ajpba.v5i2.14610.

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This study is motivated by the need to update and deepen the understanding of Alfiyah Ibnu Malik through a modern linguistic perspective, given the complexity of the 1,002 stanzas that are difficult for students with a weak language foundation to comprehend, and the existing gap in the literature regarding the application of Transformational Generative Theory (TGT) in Arabic grammar, which can help elucidate language structure and enhance understanding and interest in learning. This research aims to examine Alfiyah Ibnu Malik using the modern linguistic approach of Transformational Generative

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Touqir, Sonia, Touqir Nasir, and Sajid Pervez. "Chomsky's Contribution to Linguistics A Review." International Journal of Linguistics and Culture 3, no. 1 (2022): 205–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.52700/ijlc.v3i1.29.

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Cognition, language faculty, Universal Grammar, Principles and Parameters, Transformational Generative Grammar, Phrase Structure Rules, TransformationsThis review seeks to highlight Chomsky’s major contributions to the field of linguistics. He changed linguists’ conception about the nature of language, from an externalized to internalized approach. This shift also resulted in the language being thought of as a cognitive phenomenon rather than as a set of structures to be analyzed for their correctness or incorrectness. He argued that language is internalized, and not learned. His arguments to

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Ney, James W. "On generativity." Historiographia Linguistica 20, no. 2-3 (1993): 341–454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/hl.20.2-3.08ney.

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Summary Chomsky insists that he has always understood a generative grammar to be “nothing more than an explicit grammar”. Other commentators have understood that ‘generate’ means ‘specify an infinite set’ and that a ‘generative’ grammar is a grammar which specifies an infinite set of sentences. This understanding of the term ‘generative’ has had a long and interesting history within the confines of linguistic theory starting in the writings of Chomsky’s intellectual predecessors and continuing through the writings of Chomsky himself. In some cases, it even seems that ‘to generate’ is a near sy

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Christidis, A. Ph. "On generativity: Theory and pre-theory in transformational generative grammar." Lingua 66, no. 2-3 (1985): 201–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0024-3841(85)90325-0.

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Jacobsen, Bent. "The Origin and Rationale of X-bar Syntax." HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business 6, no. 10 (2015): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v6i10.21517.

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The present paper is intended as a reasonably elementary introduction to the nature of X-bar syntax, an important module in the structure of a modern transformational-generative grammar. The examples have been taken from English; however, since X-bar syntax is an integral part of the overall structure of Universal Grammar, the analyses presented here extend to any language.

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Edelman, Shimon. "Generative grammar with a human face?" Behavioral and Brain Sciences 26, no. 6 (2003): 675–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x03300159.

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The theoretical debate in linguistics during the past half-century bears an uncanny parallel to the politics of the (now defunct) Communist Bloc. The parallels are not so much in the revolutionary nature of Chomsky's ideas as in the Bolshevik manner of his takeover of linguistics (Koerner 1994) and in the Trotskyist (“permanent revolution”) flavor of the subsequent development of the doctrine of Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) (Townsend & Bever 2001, pp. 37–40). By those standards, Jackendoff is quite a party faithful (a Khrushchev or a Dubcek, rather than a Solzhenitsyn or a Sak

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Seuren, Pieter. "Essentials of Semantic Syntax." Cadernos de Linguística 2, no. 1 (2021): 01–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2021.v2.n1.id290.

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Semantic Syntax (SeSyn), originally called Generative Semantics, is an offshoot of Chomskyan generative grammar (ChoGG), rejected by Chomsky and his school in the late 1960s. SeSyn is the theory of algorithmical grammars producing the well-formed sentences of a language L from the corresponding semantic input, the Semantic Analysis (SA), represented as a traditional tree structure diagram in a specific formal language of incremental predicate logic with quantifying and qualifying operators (including the truth functions), and with all lexical items filled in. A SeSyn-type grammar is thus by de

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Adha, Ruly. "EMPTY CATEGORIES IN TRANSFORMATIONAL RULES." JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching) 5, no. 1 (2019): 66–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.32505/jl3t.v5i1.887.

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There are three theories that are always developed in any study of language, namely theory of language structure, theory of language acquisition, and theory of language use. Among those three theories, theory of language structure is regarded as the most important one. It is assumed that if someone knows the structure of language, he/she can develop theories about how language is acquired and used. It makes Chomsky interested in developing the theory of language structure. Chomsky introduced a theory of grammar called Transformational Generative Grammar or Transformational Syntax. Transformati

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Ayodele, Taiwo Adesoji. "Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of Raji-Oyelade’s “Black Laughter”: A Generative Grammar Approach." CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics 3 (October 10, 2021): 47–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.56907/gmd1eqm1.

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Ohmann’s (1964) transformational manipulations support the School of Linguistic Stylistics that sees style as choice and asserts that choice, a tool in Linguistic Stylistics, is related to performance rather than competence. Consequently, this study explores Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) Approach to Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of texts as it focuses on Ohmann’s identified transformational manipulations; reordering, combination, addition and deletion in “Black laughter”, culled from Raji-Oyelade’s (1997) collection of poems, a Harvest of Laughters, purposively selected as the text

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Hackenberg, Robert G. "GENERATE: A NATURAL LANGUAGE SENTENCE GENERATOR." CALICO Journal 2, no. 2 (2013): 5–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/cj.v2i2.5-8.

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GENERATE is a simple program designed to help the beginning linguistics student understand the rules and processes of transformational generative grammar. This program uses only a small lexicon and a subset of phrase structure and transformation rules. Many problems and possibilities involving the CAI and TG interface (the algorithm) are pointed out.Several options are offered to the student during the program. One option shows the process of selecting phrase structure rules, transformations, lexical Aenus etc., to generate surface structure strings. The program utilizes a Software Activated M

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Newmeyer, Frederick J. "The Reception of Early Transformational Grammar in Europe." Cadernos de Linguística 2, no. 1 (2021): 01–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2021.v2.n1.id285.

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The early success in the United States of Chomsky’s book Syntactic Structures and the theory of transformational-generative grammar that it introduced raises the question of the reception of the theory in other countries. Looking at Europe, there is no overarching generalisation. In some countries (the UK, the Netherlands) the theory enjoyed a great success, in others a moderate success, at least for a time (France, Germany), and in other countries very little success (Italy, Spain). Nevertheless, there is widespread agreement that European contributions to the theory have been among the most

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Henkel, Jacqueline. "Linguistic Models and Recent Criticism: Transformational-Generative Grammar as Literary Metaphor." PMLA 105, no. 3 (1990): 448. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/462894.

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Bolta, Marija. "The subject to subject raising rule in Slovene." Linguistica 25, no. 2 (1985): 95–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/linguistica.25.2.95-110.

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The aim of the present article is to present evidence in support of the claim that the rule which promotes the subject NP of the embedded subject clause to the position of the ma trix subject (subject raising, SSR)is a viable rule in Slo vene transformational generative grammar.

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Munawwar, Muhammad Agil, Wahyu Retno Ningsih, and Abdul Wahab Rasyidi. "Transformational-Generative in Class X Senior High Shcool Arabic Book." Insyirah: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Arab dan Studi Islam 6, no. 1 (2023): 97–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.26555/insyirah.v6i1.8095.

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There are several cases that occur in Class X, namely: 1) many students do not understand grammar because of the lack of explanation in detail and detail presented in the learning Book, 2) because the lack of presentation of grammar in the textbook reduces the value of the quantity of the textbook. The method used in this study is a literature study, using qualitative descriptive method. The research Data consisted of four aspects, namely book Language, Language skills, vocabulary learning, and sharaf learning aspects. The source of the data in the form of Arabic textbook entitled Arabic stude

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Alsubaiai, Hanan Sarhan. "The Correlation between Old and New Linguistic Paradigms: A Literature Review Based on Kuhn’s School of Thoughts." English Language Teaching 14, no. 10 (2021): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n10p84.

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This study aims to assess the evidence regarding the relationship between previous and new schools of linguistics. According to Kuhn (1970), old linguistic paradigms incorporate vocabulary and apparatus from previous or traditional paradigms. In particular, this review addresses the Question: Do new paradigms in linguistic arise from old or previous ones, as Kuhn suggested? The study is significant in understanding emerging schools of linguistics based on previous ones. A qualitative literature review was applied to compare new and old schools of linguistics. According to the findings, there i

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Hildebrand, Joyce. "The Acquisition of Preposition Stranding." Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique 32, no. 1 (1987): 65–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008413100012020.

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This study examines the acquisition of a familiar and widely studied syntactic phenomenon, preposition stranding, within the framework of transformational generative grammar. According to Chomsky’s theory of Universal Grammar (UG), children begin the acquisition task with an innate knowledge of universal principles of grammar. Many of these principles have open parameters with marked and unmarked options which must be set by children on the basis of their linguistic input. The marked setting entails the unmarked setting in that if a language allows the marked structures it will also allow the

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Dwipayana, I. Kadek Adhi, Putu Andyka Putra Gotama, and Ida Bagus Putrayasa. "Pemanfaatan linguistik generatif transformasional dalam pengajaran pengembangan kalimat berbasis muatan lokal pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar." Academy of Education Journal 15, no. 1 (2024): 227–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.47200/aoej.v15i1.2163.

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This research uses a library research approach that prioritizes philosophical analysis over empirical data testing. There are three important points studied in this research, namely learning sentence analysis in elementary school students using a transformative generative linguistic approach, the application of types of transformation in learning sentence analysis, and the relevance of learning sentence analysis by utilizing local content. The results of this study are projected to be used as a reference source for language teaching guidelines that further develop language creativity, especial

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Platzack, Christer. "A Survey of Generative Analyses of the Verb Second Phenomenon in Germanic." Nordic Journal of Linguistics 8, no. 1 (1985): 49–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0332586500001256.

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This paper reviews various approaches to describe the verb second phenomenon of Germanic languages within generative transformational grammar. The solution to the descriptive problem seems to be to assume that the finite verb in main clauses has the same position as the complementizer in subordinate clauses. Various ways to explain the presence of this word order in Germanic languages are presented in the final part of the paper.

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Khan, Muhammad Farooq. "Syntactic Transformation in Large Language Models (LLMs): A Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) Perspective." Dibon Journal of Languages 1, no. 1 (2025): 24–43. https://doi.org/10.64169/djl.23.

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This paper investigates the syntactic transformation in Large Language Models (LLMs) using Chomsky’s Transformational Generative Grammar Theory (TGG) as a tool of examination. The current paper focuses on the textual analysis of LLMs-generated text to examine the incapability of innateness and high-tech plagiarized content. The analysis of the generated responses of LLMs shows the inability to generate human-like text and the possibility of plagiarized content. It further highlights the limitations and ethical considerations surrounding the use of LLMs-generated text in academia necessitating

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Adisa, Akinkorede Somana, Mariam Anana, and Gift Ngozi Okata. "Linguistic Turns in Syntax: Students' Attitude towards Chomskyian Approach." Gradival Journal 62, no. 08 (2023): 71–89. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8311041.

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<strong>Abstract</strong> Linguistic or discursive turns are the innovative changes in relation to language and philosophy; they focus mainly on the linguistic landmarks and remarkable changes that leave indelible marks in linguistic circle and other humanities in relation to language, its uses and the society at large. Flourished in the Western Philosophy of the 20th century, linguistic turns spun through all fields of human language, philosophy and politics. The dynamic turns at the syntactic, semantics, phonological, morphological and at all levels of human language, their uses and interact

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MORATO-MALEKE, ʼMATŠITSO EUGENIA, and LEHLOHONOLO SAMUEL PHAFOLI. "The Use of Nominal Subordinate Clause as a Syntactic Complexity Measure by Some National University of Lesotho Students." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 3, no. 11 (2020): 177–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2020.3.11.17.

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The paper explores the use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure in some examination scripts of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) fourth year students. The study is based on the employment of the interpretivist paradigm as well as descriptive and case study designs. Data was collected from the students’ essays in the (2016/2017) examination papers and analysed qualitatively, following the Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) and the Cognitive Grammar (CG), both of which formed the theoretical frameworks for the study. The paper shows that NUL students have

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Zhang, Yibing. "Revelations on Grammar Teaching Based on an Analysis on Syntactic Structure of Transformational Generative Grammar and Metafunctions of Systemic Functional Grammar." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 5, no. 10 (2022): 72–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2022.5.10.9.

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English has become one of the compulsory subjects for students in China. As a foreign language, especially one whose grammatical structure is, in some sense, diverse from learners’ mother tongue, it requires teachers to research proper methods to present syntactic patterns for students’ sake. When teachers turn to linguistics, there are two well-known theories about syntax from different points of perspective. They are transformational-generative grammar, proposed by Chomsky, and systemic functional grammar by Halliday. Concerned that most beginners may be challenged to be exposed to a totally

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Ogunjobi, A. O., and D. A. Akindutire. "A Lexico-syntactic Analysis of Usages in Nigerian English: A Validation of its culturally Determined Context of Situation." Journal of Education Research and Rural Community Development 2, no. 1 (2020): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4023041.

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<strong>Abstract</strong> <em>This study aimed at validating Nigerian English as a language borne out of the culturally determined context of the situation of the Nigerian English speaker. It also aimed at analysing sentences from Nigerian English using Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) to validate its grammaticality and syntax. The purpose was to validate Nigerian English as a variety of the English Language.  This present study proposed that it was high time we stopped looking at Nigerian English as a deviation from the English Language and an error on the part of its speakers.

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Hamoud Al-Aani. "A Criticism and Analysis of Dr. Khalil Ahmed Amairah’s Replies to Arabic Grammar: Dr. Khalil Ahmed Amairah as a Model." Anbar University Journal of Languages and Literature 8, no. 2 (2016): 47–101. https://doi.org/10.37654/aujll266.

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This research is concerned with the criticism and analysis to what Khalil Ahmed Amaayra denied on the rules and verdicts of old Grammarians. That is he accounted for the possible deletion of the case endings in Arabic parsing. His different ideas were bused on the modern theories of grammar that are adopted by Chomsky – whose theory is called the generative transformational. Chomsky's theory depends on four syntactic trans formations they are addition, deletion, order, substitution and intonation. The researcher has found differences of verdicts and meaning. Even in AL-Jurjanies' ideas are par

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Newmeyer, Frederick J. "Competence vs. performance; theoretical vs. applied." Historiographia Linguistica 17, no. 1-2 (1990): 167–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/hl.17.1-2.13new.

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Summary The past 30 years have seen marked shifts in the generative grammarians’ view of the nature of linguistic competence. The rule-oriented period of early Transformational Grammar, which was ushered in by the publication of Chomsky’s Syntactic Structures in 1957, gave way a decade later to the principle-oriented period of Generative Semantics. By the mid-1970s, the rule-oriented Lexicalist framework had replaced Generative Semantics. Since around 1981, the principle-oriented Principles & Parameters approach is the one to which a majority of generative syntacticians hold allegiance. Ea

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Khasanah, Noor. "Transformational Linguistics and the Implication Towards Second Language Learning." Register Journal 3, no. 1 (2016): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v3i1.23-36.

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The essence of Chomsky’s approach to language is the claim that there are linguistic universals in domain of syntax. He felt confident to show that syntax can be defined for any given language. For Chomsky, the nature of such mental representations is largely innate, so if a grammatical theory has explanatory adequacy it must be able to explain the various grammatical nuances of the languages of the world as relatively minor variations in the universal pattern of human language. In teaching English as L2, therefore knowing syntax and grammar of the language is important. Transformational Gener

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Touqir, Sonia, Amna Mushtaq, and Touqir Nasir. "Chomsky's Contribution to Linguistics: A Review." Global Anthropological Studies Review I, no. I (2018): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2018(i-i).01.

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This review seeks to highlight Chomsky's major contributions to the field of linguistics. He changed linguists' conception about the nature of language from an externalized to internalized approach. This shift also resulted in the language being thought of as a cognitive phenomenon rather than as a set of structures to be analyzed for their correctness or incorrectness to prove his stance introduced the concept of language faculty, its workings, Universal Grammar, Principles and Parameters, and Transformational and Generative Grammar. The TGG also significantly overhauled the existent phrase s

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Lasnik, Howard. "Syntactic Structures: formal considerations 60 years later." Revista Linguíʃtica 13, no. 2 (2017): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2017.v13n2a14026.

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Chomsky (1955), The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory (henceforth LSLT), laid out in great detail the formal foundations for a rigorous new way of looking at language scientifcally, transformational generative grammar. This awesome accomplishment was announced to the world in Chomsky (1957), Syntactic Structures (henceforth SS), a publication that revolutionized the feld, or really, created a new feld. Needless to say, syntactic theory has undergone vast changes since then, but certain fundamental ideas, and even a few technical details, persist. In this article, I will brieﬂy discuss som

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Qadir, Abubakir Omar. "شرۆڤەكردنى ڕستەى زمانى كوردى لە ڕوانگەى تيۆرى دەسەڵات و بەستنەوەدا". Journal of University of Human Development 3, № 4 (2017): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.21928/juhd.v3n4y2017.pp128-158.

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This study tries to analyze the Kurdish language, using Chomsky’s (1981) Government Binding theory, which is by itself regarded as a turning point in Chomsky’s Transformational Generative Grammar related to Universal Grammar. This approach will answer the diversity occurs in different languages according to Principles and Parameters.  First, Universal Grammar and its principles have been mentioned in this study. Later on, interpretations are given to the sub-theories of GB with which sentences in central Kurdish are analyzed. Besides, the level and method of the theory a long with the op

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Mintarsih, Mintarsih. "The Construction of Complex Sentences with Predicative Phrases of Transitive Verbs in Japanese Language Learners Utterances: A Transformational Generative Grammar Study." JAPANEDU: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran Bahasa Jepang 8, no. 1 (2023): 40–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/japanedu.v8i1.45302.

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This research examines how fukubun (complex sentence) with transitive verbs is constructed in the utterance of Japanese language learners in universities. The fukubun constructions are described and analyzed through transformational generative grammar. This research method is descriptive-qualitative, with data collection techniques in the form of semi-structured interviews. Data analysis uses an analytical approach of transformational generative grammar, namely analysis of phrase structure rules and analysis of the transformation process. The results showed that there were 4 (four) types of B-

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Manna, dey. "An Overview of Biolinguistics-Related Investigations." International Journal Of English and Studies (IJOES) 3, no. 11 (2021): 55–65. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5716653.

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Jenkins wrote the article "Biolinguistics: Structure Development and Evolution of Language" in 1997 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of transformational- generative grammar. The article was influential in the production of a large number of scholarly monographs and papers on the subject of biolinguistics in the following years. A number of relevant international academic seminars were successfully held at the same time as the conference. According to the description of the current research status quo in biolinguistics, this work looks forward to the future development of biolingui

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Isaac, Obins Nuhu, Mary Daniel Nimram, Blessing Saina’an Lagan, Daniel Nanlir Nimram, Umeh Ann Ifeoma, and Nuhu Joseph Azi. "X-Bartheory: Its Pros/Strengths and Cons/Weaknesses in Generative Grammar." European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 2, no. 2 (2024): 369–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.59324/ejtas.2024.2(2).32.

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The X-bar theory is an interesting field in linguistic investigation. X-bar theory deepens our understanding of grammatical structure, and as a result may help us use the language in question (English language) more effectively. This study is a critical review, primarily aimed at exploring and examining the strengths and limitations of the X-bar theory in the analysis of syntactic structures in the English language. While we do not claim that X-bar syntax is the “best” approach to the analysis of [English] sentences, it has advantages over some other approaches. The study proves that despite t

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Obins, Nuhu Isaac, Daniel Nimram Mary, Saina'an Lagan Blessing, Nanlir Nimram Daniel, Ann Ifeoma Umeh, and Joseph Azi Nuhu. "X-Bartheory: Its Pros/Strengths and Cons/Weaknesses in Generative Grammar." European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 2, no. 2 (2024): 369–81. https://doi.org/10.59324/ejtas.2024.2(2).32.

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The X-bar theory is an interesting field in linguistic investigation. X-bar theory deepens our understanding of grammatical structure, and as a result may help us use the language in question (English language) more effectively. This study is a critical review, primarily aimed at exploring and examining the strengths and limitations of the X-bar theory in the analysis of syntactic structures in the English language. While we do not claim that X-bar syntax is the “best” approach to the analysis of [English] sentences, it has advantages over some other approaches. The study proves th

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Ika Susanti. "Investigasi Proses Fonologis Dalam Bahasa Madura Dialek Bangkalan: Pendekatan Generatif Transformasional." Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris 3, no. 2 (2023): 94–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.55606/jupensi.v3i2.1997.

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This paper discussed the phonological process of the Madurese dialect of Bangkalan. The Madurese language has 5 different dialects, namely the Madurese dialect of Bangkalan, Sumenep, Pamekasan, Sampan, and Kangean. The division of dialects is based on the number of areas on the island of Madura. Each dialect has its own characteristics and uniqueness. The focus of this research is how the phonological process that occurs in the Madurese grammar of the Bangkalan dialect. Furthermore, transformational generative was used as a theory in this research. The findings of this study, there are four ph

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Alaowffi, Nouf Y., and Abdulrahman A. Althawab. "The Syntax of Wh-Interrogatives in Hijazi Arabic: A Non-Transformational Approach." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 13, no. 10 (2023): 2525–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1310.11.

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Unbounded dependencies are structures where two elements that typically co-occur appear far from one another in spite of the syntactic dependency between them. Wh-interrogatives are one of the mostly investigated types of unbounded dependencies cross-linguistically. To contribute to the ongoing linguistic research in wh-interrogatives, the current paper attempts to explore them in one of the Arabic varieties: Hijazi Arabic (HA). The paper primarily focuses on how to account for the constructions of HA wh-interrogatives using one of the prominent non-transformational theories in generative synt

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Abdel-Malek, Zaki N. "The Morphophonemics of Weak Triliteral Stems in Standard Arabic: A Generative Phonology Perspective." Al Abhath 68, no. 1 (2020): 182–219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589997x-06801007.

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The “weak” triliteral stems of Standard Arabic have been studied in considerable detail by Arab as well as Western grammarians. In most cases, however, the treatment has been largely limited to listing and classifying the primary data, which satisfies observational adequacy but fails to meet the essential requirements of descriptive adequacy, simplicity and generality. In a few cases rules have been proposed, but these rules fall short of expectations: on the whole, they strike the user as complex, arbitrary and unmotivated. Drawing on the theory of Generative-Transformational Grammar, I have

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Abdel-Malek, Zaki N. "The Morphophonemics of Weak Triliteral Stems in Standard Arabic: A Generative Phonology Perspective." Al Abhath 68, no. 1 (2020): 182–219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18115586-00680106.

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The “weak” triliteral stems of Standard Arabic have been studied in considerable detail by Arab as well as Western grammarians. In most cases, however, the treatment has been largely limited to listing and classifying the primary data, which satisfies observational adequacy but fails to meet the essential requirements of descriptive adequacy, simplicity and generality. In a few cases rules have been proposed, but these rules fall short of expectations: on the whole, they strike the user as complex, arbitrary and unmotivated. Drawing on the theory of Generative-Transformational Grammar, I have

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