The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory

by Noam Chomsky

Overview

The work written by the noted American linguist two decades ago explains the basic principles of transformational generative grammar, its relation to the general structure of an adequate language theory, and its specific application to English.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306307607
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/30/1975
Edition description:	1975
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Noam Chomsky has held professorships in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at M.I.T. and in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, and he is equally renowned for his incisive writings on global affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky has written more than 100 books, including the bestselling political works Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, and Who Rules the World?.