The formal sciences, particularly mathematics, have had a profound
influence on the development of linguistics. This insightful
overview looks at techniques that were introduced in the fields of
mathematics, logic and philosophy during the twentieth century, and
explores their effect on the work of various linguists. In
particular, it discusses the 'foundations crisis' that destabilised
mathematics at the start of the twentieth century, the numerous
related movements which sought to respond to this crisis, and how
they influenced the development of syntactic theory in the 1950s.
The book concludes by discussing the resulting major consequences
for syntactic theory, and provides a detailed reassessment of
Chomsky's early work at the advent of Generative Grammar.
Informative and revealing, this book will be invaluable to all
those working in formal linguistics, in particular those interested
in its history and development.
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