Norm Chomsky's TG grammar is apparently the most influential linguistic theory in the 20th century. TG grammar is innova-tive and revolutionary in many aspects; it has overturned the dominance of behaviorism in li...Norm Chomsky's TG grammar is apparently the most influential linguistic theory in the 20th century. TG grammar is innova-tive and revolutionary in many aspects; it has overturned the dominance of behaviorism in linguistic study,and has lead people to the study of the unique features of human language. However,in the writer's point of view,its impact is still below the mark of a "revolution". This article tries to provide comprehensive and objective proofs to testify this argument.展开更多
Chomsky's Transformational-Generative(TG) grammar is another revolution to linguistics after Saussure's structuralism,and it plays an important role in the modern linguistics.Introducing the research perspecti...Chomsky's Transformational-Generative(TG) grammar is another revolution to linguistics after Saussure's structuralism,and it plays an important role in the modern linguistics.Introducing the research perspective and method of TG grammar,this paper analyses its implications for the foreign language teaching.展开更多
文摘Norm Chomsky's TG grammar is apparently the most influential linguistic theory in the 20th century. TG grammar is innova-tive and revolutionary in many aspects; it has overturned the dominance of behaviorism in linguistic study,and has lead people to the study of the unique features of human language. However,in the writer's point of view,its impact is still below the mark of a "revolution". This article tries to provide comprehensive and objective proofs to testify this argument.
文摘Chomsky's Transformational-Generative(TG) grammar is another revolution to linguistics after Saussure's structuralism,and it plays an important role in the modern linguistics.Introducing the research perspective and method of TG grammar,this paper analyses its implications for the foreign language teaching.
