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Work #796 · Mid

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Noam Chomsky
1965 · English
Linguistic treatise · Late-twentieth-century generative grammar / Cartesian linguistics

Chomsky's 1965 articulation of the Standard Theory of generative grammar — competence vs performance

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Attribute Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method —
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

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Time

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The synchronic time of linguistic competence.

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Space

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The internal grammatical space.

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Matter

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The brain as substrate of grammar.

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Observer

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The ideal speaker-hearer.

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Energy

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Energies of grammatical computation.

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Information

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Deep and surface structures as information.

Internal Tensions

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Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Chomsky's Aspects: defining work of the Standard Theory of generative grammar; foundational for late-twentieth-century linguistics and cognitive science.