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Author Tomalin, Marcus.

Title Linguistics and the formal sciences : the origins of generative grammar / Marcus Tomalin.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 110
Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 110.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Mathematical symbols; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The consequences of analysis; 3 Mathematical linguistics; 4 Systems of syntax: 1951-1955; 5 Transforming generative grammar: 1955-1957; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary An insightful overview of how syntactic theory was influenced by developments in the formal sciences during the twentieth century. Discusses their implications for the work of linguists at that time, outlines their consequences for current syntactic theory, and provides a groundbreaking reassessment of Chomsky's early work in Generative Grammar.
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Subject Generative grammar.
Generative grammar.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Tomalin, Marcus. Linguistics and the formal sciences. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521854814 (OCoLC)62475355
ISBN 0511146981 (electronic book)
9780511146985 (electronic book)
0511145969
9780511145964
051114640X
9780511146404
9780511486340 (ebook)
0511486340 (ebook)
0521854814 (Cloth)
9780521854818 (hardback)
9786610431793
6610431795