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PREFACE
Generative grammar refers to a particular approach to the study of
syntax. It attempts to give a set of rules that will correctly predict which
combinations of words will form grammatical sentences. It aims at
describing a native speaker's tacit grammatical knowledge by a system of
rules that specify all of the well-formed, or grammatical, sentences of a
language. Generative grammar focuses primarily on the form of a
sentence. The rules also predict the morphology of a sentence.
The hypothesis of generative grammar is that, language is a structure
of the human mind. Its goal is to make a complete model of this inner
language Chomsky has argued that the properties of a generative
grammar arise from an "innate" universal grammar, it could be used to
describe all human languages.
Chomsky believed that there would be considerable similarities
between languages' deep structures, and that these structures would
reveal properties, common to all languages.
. Generative grammar has been under development since the late 1950s,
and has undergone numerous revisions and has had a profound influence
on linguistics and other fields of thought.
This work is the first attempt to deal with Kurdish language within
the ASPECTS 1965 model of Chomiskys theory which was then the trend
in Linguistic analysis by which the transformational generative grammar
theory and theoretical linguistics
were introduced to Kurdish
grammarians for the first time. It is a (D,M. Phil) thesis presented to the
University of London (SOAS) in 1979. Since then about 400 copies were
distributed to many libraries of Europe and Iraq and has been at the
disposal of linguistic students and grammarians. It will be published as
it was presented originally. An appendix is added it presents the
numerous revisions that TG theory has undergone since its inception.
Professor Dr. Waria Omar Amin
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In the second stage the empty places are filled with complex
symbols consisting of morphemes plus their syntactic and semantic
features by the rules of lexical transformations. The PS rules and lexical
transformations jointly constitute what is called the BASE component of
the grammar. For example a deep structure for the sentence (The girl
bought the bird) will be:
This diagram shows how the grammar outlined in the ASPECT theory:
Adv
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In the Aspect framework the most basic point was that a sentence
consisted of a NP and a VP, (S --- NP VP). Each element could be
further rewritten as following:
A noun phrase consists of a determiner such as (a) or (our), an
adjective, and the head noun our small room (NP --- Det Adj N).
A verb phrase consisted of a verb and other elements, some optional,
some depending on the nature of the verb: such as went or play chess or
gave her a flower. (VP ---- V NP).
Linguists noticed that other kinds of categories were needed
between lexical and phrasal categories. Intermediate categories such as
Very beautiful or very beautiful girl in the phrase the very beautiful girl have no
status in Aspects PSR. This new proposed level is called the X-Bar
category.
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and surface form rather than separate sets of semantic and syntactic
rules.
This approach necessitated more complex underlying structures than
those proposed by Chomsky, and more complex transformations as a
consequence. the approach was appealing in several respects.
1 - it offered a clear insight for explaining synonymity.
2 - the theory had a pleasingly intuitive structure: the form of a
sentence was quite literally derived from its meaning via
transformations.
This diagram shows how the grammar outlined in the Revised Extended
Standard Theory:
Generative semantics approach is outlined in the following diagram
a preceding NP in the same clause, e.g. John bought himself a new car,
where himself refers to John, or The girl washes herself, where herself
refers to the girl.
Anaphors are bound within a specific syntactic domain, they have a
local antecedent which c-commands them within their governing
category.
Principle B: Personal pronouns, which can be interpreted anaphorically
or deictically . e.g. Kate still thinks she was right where she can refer
either to Kate or another person not mentioned in the sentence.
Personal pronouns are not bound within their governing categories;
they can be bound only by elements outside of the governing category
Principle C: All NPs which do not fall into (A) or (B), e.g. proper
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*Thanks are due to Mr. Faisal Ghazi Muhammad of the Kurdish Department
University of Baghdad for his help.
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