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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.

Space

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The internal grammatical space.

Matter

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The brain as substrate of grammar.

Observer

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

The ideal speaker-hearer.

Energy

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Energies of grammatical computation.

Information

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

Deep and surface structures as information.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

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.