Linguistics wars : Chomsky, Lakoff, and the battle over deep structure

By:

Harris, Randy Allen

Publication details: Oxford University Press 2022 New YorkEdition: 2nd edDescription: 547 pISBN:

9780199740338

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

410.904 HAR

Summary: This book explores a significant rupture in linguistics in the 1960s, focusing on the theories of Noam Chomsky. The rupture was between Generative Semantics, which included more meaning in linguistic theory, and Interpretive Semantics, which resisted this push, focusing more on syntactic structure. The dispute can be attributed to George Lakoff, a prominent voice on the more-meaning side, and Chomsky, on the more-syntax side. Chomsky is a quiet, understated personality, always seeking revolutionary implications for his ideas, and bringing linguists to explore his ideas. Lakoff is also a big personality, stirring up various fields. The book explores theories, data, and technical developments, set against social currents like military industrial politics and counterculture. Chomsky is considered the most influential linguist of the twentieth century.

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1. Language, Thought, and the Linguistics Wars 2. The beauty of deep structure 3. Generative semantics 1 : the model 4. General semantics 2 : the heresy 5. The vicissitudes of war 6. Generative semantics 3 : the ethos 7. Generative semantics 4 : the collapse 8. Twentieth century linguistics at closing time 9. The aftermath : twenty-first century linguistics 10. Chomsky agonistes

This book explores a significant rupture in linguistics in the 1960s, focusing on the theories of Noam Chomsky. The rupture was between Generative Semantics, which included more meaning in linguistic theory, and Interpretive Semantics, which resisted this push, focusing more on syntactic structure. The dispute can be attributed to George Lakoff, a prominent voice on the more-meaning side, and Chomsky, on the more-syntax side. Chomsky is a quiet, understated personality, always seeking revolutionary implications for his ideas, and bringing linguists to explore his ideas. Lakoff is also a big personality, stirring up various fields. The book explores theories, data, and technical developments, set against social currents like military industrial politics and counterculture. Chomsky is considered the most influential linguist of the twentieth century.

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