Syntactic Structures

Syntactic Structures is a foundational work in modern linguistics that introduces the framework of transformational generative grammar. Noam Chomsky argues that language can be studied as a formal system with explicit mathematical and logical rules. The book revolutionized linguistic theory by demonstrating how native speakers generate an infinite number of grammatical sentences from a finite set of rules. It established a new paradigm that shifted focus toward the innate cognitive structures underlying human language acquisition.

by Noam Chomsky

Mouton · First published 1957 · 116 pages