Lectures on Government and Binding
E12348
Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60380 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on Government and Binding Context triple: [Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, relatedWork, Lectures on Government and Binding]
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A.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
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B.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
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C.
Standard Theory of generative grammar
The Standard Theory of generative grammar is an early framework in Noam Chomsky’s generative linguistics that formalizes how deep structures are transformed into surface structures to explain the syntax of natural languages.
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D.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on Government and Binding Target entity description: Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
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A.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
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B.
Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
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C.
Standard Theory of generative grammar
The Standard Theory of generative grammar is an early framework in Noam Chomsky’s generative linguistics that formalizes how deep structures are transformed into surface structures to explain the syntax of natural languages.
-
D.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics book ⓘ syntax textbook ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| approach |
modular theory of grammar
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rule-free principles-and-parameters model ⓘ |
| author | Noam Chomsky ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lectures on Government and Binding
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pisa lectures by Noam Chomsky
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| contains |
cross-linguistic data
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formal syntactic analyses ⓘ theoretical discussion ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Empty Category Principle
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Principles and Parameters Theory ⓘ
surface form:
Principles and Parameters
X-bar theory ⓘ binding ⓘ bounding theory ⓘ case theory ⓘ control theory ⓘ government ⓘ theta theory ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Netherlands ⓘ |
| expandedEditionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| field |
generative grammar
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linguistics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| frameworkPresented |
Government and Binding Theory
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surface form:
Government and Binding theory
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| influenced |
Minimalist Program
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Principles and Parameters Theory ⓘ
surface form:
Principles and Parameters framework
contemporary syntactic theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher | Foris Publications ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
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Barriers ⓘ The Minimalist Program ⓘ |
| status | foundational work in generative syntax ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Pisa Lectures ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced students of linguistics
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linguists ⓘ |
| theoreticalTradition | generative syntax ⓘ |
| topic |
anaphora and pronouns
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constraints on movement ⓘ empty categories ⓘ parametric variation ⓘ syntactic movement ⓘ universal grammar ⓘ |
| usedAs | graduate-level textbook in syntax ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Government and Binding Theory
this entity surface form:
Government and Binding Theory
Lectures on Government and Binding
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basedOn
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Lectures on Government and Binding
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Pisa lectures by Noam Chomsky
this entity surface form:
Lectures on Government and Binding (book)
this entity surface form:
Chomsky’s Government and Binding period works