10 Questions
Who are prominent figures in structuralism?
Ferdinand de Saussure and Leonard Bloomfield
What did Saussure distinguish between in linguistics?
Langue and parole
What did American structuralism view language as, influenced by behaviorism?
A pattern of stimulus and response
What did structuralists believe linguistics should primarily focus on studying?
Langue and the system of signs
When was structuralism developed?
First half of the 20th century
Who are prominent figures in structuralism?
Ferdinand de Saussure and Leonard Bloomfield
What did Saussure distinguish between in linguistics?
Langue and parole
When was structuralism developed?
First half of the 20th century
What did structuralists believe linguistics should primarily focus on studying?
Langue and the system of signs
What did American structuralism view language as, influenced by behaviorism?
A pattern of stimulus and response
Test your knowledge of linguistic theories with this quiz on the transition from structuralism to transformational generative grammar. Explore the key concepts and figures in the evolution of linguistic analysis, from Ferdinand de Saussure to transformational generative grammar.
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