Overview

Noam Chomsky's work has had a decisive influence on the development of linguistics and more broadly on the study of mind and language. This book, which contains two new papers by Chomsky, assesses that 'Chomskyan Turn' in linguistics and the cognitive sciences. The articles by Chomsky, 'Linguistics and Adjacent Fields' and 'Linguistics and Cognitive Science', are particularly valuable both in reviewing the current state of the generative enterprise and in presenting his new 'functional' approach to principles of Universal Grammar. The chapters making up the second part of the volume explore different facets of Chomsky's contribution to linguistics and the adjacent fields of philosophy and psychology. Phonology is the topic of Bromberger and Halle's chapter; Hornstein's paper considers aspects of semantics and Kasher's, pragmatics. Other contributions centre on psychological issues raised by Chomsky's writing. Matthews discusses the psychological reality of grammars; Pylyshn, representational realism and Wexler, language maturation. The articles by Fromkin and by Newmeyer discuss the development of the generative tradition while Leiber considers aspects of 'Cartesian Linguistics'. The concluding papers focus on syntactic issues in Government and Binding. Rizzi examines referential indices while May, Lappin, Reinhart and Rothstein engage in an extended debate on the nature and status of Logical Form.

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Author:   Asa Kasher (Tel Aviv University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780631187349

ISBN 10:   0631187340
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   03 December 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Linguistics and Adjacent Fields: A Personal View: Noam Chomsky Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Problems and Mysteries: Noam Chomsky Part II. Why Phonology is Different: Sylvain Bromberger (Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) and Morris Halle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Redefining the Goals and Methodology of Linguistics: Victoria A. Fromkin (University of California) Grammar, Meaning and Indeterminacy: Norbert Hornstein (University of Maryland) Pragmatics and Chomsky's Research Programme: Asa Kasher (Tel-Aviv University) 'Cartesian' Linguistics? Justin Leiber (University of Houston) Psychological Reality of Grammars: Robert J. Matthews (Rutgers) Rules and Principles in the Development of Generative Syntax: Frederick J. Newmeyer (University of Washington) Rules and Representation: Chomsky and Representational Realism: Zenon Pylyshyn (University of Western Ontario) On the Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus: Ken Wexler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Part III. On the Status of Referential Indices: Luigi Rizzi (University of Geneva) Concepts of Logical Form in Linguistics and Philosophy: Shalom Lappin (Tel-Aviv University) Syntax, Semantics and Logical Form: Robert May (University of California) Non-Quantificational LF: Tanya Reinhart (Tel-Aviv University) LF and the Structure of the Grammar: Comments: Susan D. Rothstein (Bar-Ilan University)

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Asa Kasher is A. Horodisch Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University

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