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Peer reviewedLin, Francis Y. – Language & Communication, 2000
Harris's original idea of transformations has been changed several times in Chomsky's work. This article explicates these transformations, arguing that though their motivations are highly understandable, these transformations are not necessary for understanding the workings of natural languages. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Transformational Generative Grammar
