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    gen·er·a·tive gram·mar
    [ˌjen(ə)rədiv ˈɡramər]
    noun
    generative grammar (noun)
    1. a type of grammar which describes a language in terms of a set of logical rules formulated so as to be capable of generating the infinite number of possible sentences of that language and providing them with the correct structural description.
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    What does Chomsky mean by generative grammar?
    A good way of trying to understand [Noam] Chomsky's point is to think of a generative grammar as essentially a definition of competence: a set of criteria that linguistic structures must meet to be judged acceptable," (Parker and Riley 2009).

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    What is generative grammar?
    Within generative grammar, semantics is a species of formal semantics, providing compositional models of how the denotations of sentences are computed on the basis of the meanings of the individual morphemes and their syntactic structure. [ 32] Generative grammar has been applied to music theory and analysis since the 1980s. [ 33]

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    When did generative grammar start?
    Generative grammar began in the late 1950s with the work of Noam Chomsky, though its roots include earlier approaches such as structural linguistics. The earliest version of Chomsky's model was called Transformational grammar, with subsequent iterations known as Government and binding theory and the Minimalist program.

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    What is generative linguistics?
    These assumptions are rejected in non-generative approaches such as usage-based models of language. Generative linguistics includes work in core areas such as syntax, semantics, phonology, psycholinguistics, and language acquisition, with additional extensions to topics including biolinguistics and music cognition .

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    Generative grammar is a research tradition in linguistics that aims to explain the cognitive basis of language by formulating and testing explicit models of humans' subconscious grammatical knowledge. Generative linguists, or generativists , tend to share certain working assumptions such as … See more

    Principles

    Generative grammar is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to linguistics. What unites these approaches is the goal of uncovering the cognitive basis of language by … See more

    Subfields

    Research in generative grammar spans a number of subfields. These subfields are also studied in non-generative approaches. See more

    History

    As a distinct research tradition, generative grammar began in the late 1950s with the work of Noam Chomsky. However, its roots include earlier structuralist approaches such as See more

    Further reading

    • Chomsky, Noam. 1965. Aspects of the theory of syntax. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
    • Hurford, … See more

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    Generative grammar has been applied to music theory and analysis since the 1980s. One notable approach is Fred Lerdahl See more

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    • Cognitive linguistics
    • Cognitive revolution
    • Digital infinity
    • Formal grammar
    • Functional theories of grammar See more

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    WEBA generative grammar is a formal system which is built from a finite number of ingredients, but provides an explicit way of constructing (generating) a potentially infinite set of strings of atomic symbols and …

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    WEBWhat is generative grammar? Linguists who work within the framework of generative grammar strive to develop a general theory that reveals the rules and laws that govern the structure of particular languages, and the …

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