Generative Grammar and the Faculty of Language: Insights, Questions, and Challenges

• Chomsky, Noam ^[3] ; Gallego, Ángel J. ^[1] ; Ott, Dennis ^[2]
  1. [1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
  2. [2] University of Ottawa

     University of Ottawa

     Canadá

     
  3. [3] University of Arizona & M.I.T.

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• Localización: Catalan journal of linguistics, ISSN-e 2014-9719, ISSN 1695-6885, Nº. Extra 2019, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Generative Syntax. Questions, Crossroads, and Challenges), págs. 229-261
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5565/rev/catjl.288
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  • La gramàtica generativa i la facultat del llenguatge: descobriments, preguntes i desafiaments
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    Aquest treball proporciona una visió general dels aspectes clau actuals en el camp de la gramàtica generativa: l’estudi de la facultat del llenguatge humà. Es tractaran algunes de les visions a què aquest enfocament del llenguatge ha donat lloc, incloent-hi èxits importants en la comprensió de les propietats bàsiques del llenguatge i les seves interaccions amb els sistemes d’interfície. Aquest progrés dona lloc a noves preguntes de recerca, moltes de les quals fins i tot no es podien formular de manera coherent fins fa poc. Destaquem alguns dels reptes més destacats amb l’esperança d’inspirar futures investigacions.

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    This paper provides an overview of what we take to be the key current issues in the field of Generative Grammar, the study of the human Faculty of Language. We discuss some of the insights this approach to language has produced, including substantial achievements in the understanding of basic properties of language and its interactions with interfacing systems. This progress in turn gives rise to new research questions, many of which could not even be coherently formulated until recently. We highlight some of the most pressing outstanding challenges, in the hope of inspiring future research.

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