The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections

In May 2015, a group of eminent linguists met in Athens to debate the road ahead for generative grammar. There was a lot of discussion, and the linguists expressed the intention to draw a list of achievements of generative grammar, for the benefit of other linguists and of the field in general. The...

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Main Author: Roberta D’Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2019-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/232
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description In May 2015, a group of eminent linguists met in Athens to debate the road ahead for generative grammar. There was a lot of discussion, and the linguists expressed the intention to draw a list of achievements of generative grammar, for the benefit of other linguists and of the field in general. The list has been sketched, and it is rather interesting, as it presents a general picture of the results that is very ‘past-heavy’. In this paper I reproduce the list and discuss the reasons why it looks the way it does.
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The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
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generative grammar
syntax
linguistics
results
title The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
title_full The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
title_fullStr The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
title_full_unstemmed The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
title_short The achievements of Generative Syntax: a time chart and some reflections
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syntax
linguistics
results
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