Open AccessExplicit and Implicit Assumptions in Noam Chomsky's Theory of Language
Author(s) -
Aleksandra Derra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
forum philosophicum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-7043
pISSN - 1426-1898
DOI - 10.35765/forphil.2008.1301.06
Subject(s) - minimalist program , theoretical linguistics , chomsky hierarchy , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , syntax , rule based machine translation
The author identifies selected implicit or not fully explicit assumptions made by Noam Chomsky in his theory of language. Through a careful examination of Chomsky's work, she aims to present the solutions this linguist proposes with respect to two fundamental questions: the question of methodology and the question of the ontological status of language. After reviewing the central theses of Chomsky's theory in the first part of the paper, she turns to the question that is mentioned in the title of this paper, that is, the reservations regarding the assumptions underlying Chomsky's work.