Generative Grammar Flashcards
1
Q
Competence
A
= langue
- knowledge of rules of grammar
- capacité à communiquer
Chomsky’s idea is that most of this knowledge is innate
2
Q
Performance
A
= discours
- the use of it
- ce qu’on fait de la langue pendant que l’on parle
3
Q
What does generative grammar focus on?
A
the competence of the speaker
4
Q
le signe
A
référence = mon chat
signifiant = \ʃa\
signifié = l’image mentale du chat
5
Q
one argument predicate vs two arguments predicate
A
< She – drive a car > = two arguments
< She – be clever > = one argument
6
Q
agent
A
the one who acts
7
Q
patient
A
the one who undergoes
8
Q
Deep structure
A
basic grammatical relations
9
Q
Surface structure
A
after transformations, the sentence we produce
