THE KUHNIAN ASPECTS OF THE CHOMSKYAN SCIENTIFIC PARADIGM
THE KUHNIAN ASPECTS OF THE CHOMSKYAN SCIENTIFIC PARADIGM
Author(s): Đorđe VidanovićSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Noam Chomsky; Thomas Kuhn; transformational-generative grammar; scientific revolution; paradigm; empiricism; rationalism;
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes Chomsky's system of grammatical description seeking elements that might prove that his approach, started in 1957 with the publication of Syntactic Structures, actually marked a scientific "leap" in the sense that Thomas Kuhn described 'a scientific revolution'. The author considers the latest, level-free, developments in Chomsky's theory as similar to his earlier work and analyzes the internal structure of his theory up to the appearance of the Government and Binding approach.
Journal: FACTA UNIVERSITATIS - Linguistics and Literature
- Issue Year: 04/2006
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 19-26
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English