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« It is postulated . . . that a grammar consists of a syntactic component that specifies an infinite set of associated deep and superficial structures and expresses the transformational relationship between these associated elements, a phonological component that gives a phonetic representation to the superficial structure and a semantic component that gives a semantic interpretation to the deep structure. »
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Noam Chomsky
Language and Thought |
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Noam Chomsky
Language and Thought
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« Whitehead once described the mentality of modern science as follows: it was forged in "the union of a passionate interest in detailed facts and an equal attachment to abstract generalization." Modern linguistics can be crudely described as passionately interested in detailed facts and philosophical grammar as also attached to abstract generalization. It seems to me that the time has come to unite these two major currents and develop a synthesis drawn from their respective achievements. »
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Noam Chomsky
Language and Thought |
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Noam Chomsky
Language and Thought
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« If we look at what is happening in the world broadly enough, I think we could describe the situation as follows: the more capacity a state has to use violence, the greater its contempt for sovereignty - of others, it is understood. The United States is - by far - the most likely to use violence, and that is probably why enthusiasm is reaching its climax here. »
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Noam Chomsky
Dominate the world or save the planet? : America in search of global hegemony |
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Noam Chomsky
Dominate the world or save the planet? : America in search of global hegemony
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