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Syntactic Structures

by Noam Chomsky · 1957 · 117 pages

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A foundational work in linguistics that introduced the theory of transformational-generative grammar. It argues that language is governed by a formal, innate system of rules rather than learned habits, a premise that helped spark the cognitive revolution.

Book Details

Published

1957

Pages

117

Language

en

ISBN

9783110172799

Awards & Recognition

Time's All-TIME 100 Nonfiction Books

Series

Part 4 of Janua Linguarum. Series Minor

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