Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use"Attempts to indentify the fundamental concepts of language, argues that the study of language reveals hidden facts about the mind, and looks at the impact of propaganda". |
Contents
Knowledge of Language as a Focus of Inquiry | 1 |
Concepts of Language | 14 |
Facing Platos Problem | 51 |
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0-marked 0-position abstract anaphor antecedent apply argument assigned assume assumption attribute behavior best theory Bill binding theory bound c-command Case-marked position chain Chomsky complement concept condition consider constructions D-structure derived determined discussion domain earlier element empirical empty category English evidence example explain expletive expletive-argument pair expressions fact governing category grammar head I-language INFL intelligent interpretation John John's Jones knowledge of language language acquisition language faculty lexical lexical category linguistic main clause matter meaning mind/brain Move-a nature notion null subject languages object of-insertion parameters particular passive person phonetic phrase structure rules Plato's problem possible poverty of stimulus predicate principles of UG projection principle pronominal pronoun properties questions r-expression reason relation relevant Robinson Crusoe role rule following rule system s-selected sciences seems semantic sense sentences specific subject position Suppose syntactic tion trace variable verb violation wh-movement X-bar theory