Ideology and Linguistic Theory: Noam Chomsky and the Deep Structure Debates / Edition 1

by John A. Goldsmith, Geoffrey J. Huck

Overview

In The Ideological Structure of Linguistic Theory Geoffrey J. Huck and John A. Goldsmith provide a revisionist account of the development of ideas about semantics in modern theories of language, focusing particularly on Chomsky's very public rift with the Generative Semanticists about the concept of Deep Structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415117357
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/29/1995
Series:	History of Linguistic Thought
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Geoffrey J. Huck, John A. Goldsmith

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Gaps in the Paradigm; Chapter 3 Rhetorical Strategies and Linguistic Argumentation; Chapter 4 What Happened to Generative Semantics?; Chapter 5 Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

'...it is well written, accurate, interesting...' - Richard Hudson, University College London

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