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Peer reviewedHeny, Frank W. – College English, 1972
This book is an attempt to argue that transformational grammar, as a theory of language, is misconceived. (Author)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Linguistic Theory, Semantics, Structural Analysis
Peer reviewedPalomo, Dolores – College English, 1974
The history of the Homeric epics confirms the structuralist argument that development of a written language enables some men to oppress others. (JH)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational History, Epics
Download full textChomsky, Noam – College English, 1966
Two traditions are distinguishable in modern linguistic theory: the tradition of "universal grammar" which flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the tradition of structural or descriptive linguistics which reached its peak 15 or 20 years ago. Universal grammar was concerned with (1) the relation of deep structure to surface forms and to…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Grammar
