예스퍼슨의 Analytic Syntax: 생성문법과의 비교분석

• 영문명: A Review of Otto Jespersen's Analytic Syntax: In Comparison with Generative Grammar
• 발행기관: 한국영어학학회
• 저자명: 이필환(Lee Pil-Hwan)
• 간행물 정보: 『영어학연구』영어학연구 제17호, 117~149쪽, 전체 33쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.06.01

영문 초록

A This paper is a review of Jespersen's (1937) Analytic Syntax (AS, henceforth) in comparison with Generative Grammar. Although the work was criticized and ultimately neglected by most of the contemporary (mainly structural) linguists, it rose above the limitations of structuralism. Jespersen's views on syntactic structures are quite similar to those of (the early model of) Generative Grammar. AS has formal devices to express and explain such grammatical concepts and constructions, highly valued and sincerely delved into in the Generative Grammar circle, as latent elements (empty categories), (co)referentiality, discontinuous constituents(traces), easy-type adjectives, syntactic features, raising, nominalization, possibility of transformations, etc. AS is not widely read and studied these days. Then, is it one of the dead exhibitions in the academic museum, just showing the glory of the past? This article tries to say "No"., by pointing out that the work is still a masterpiece having a great value for the study of English and for its possible suggestions for the exploration of a new syntactic theory after or along with Generative Grammar. Recent syntactic theories, represented by Generative Grammar, are too abstract and too focussed on the theory-internal arguments to give deep insights for "actual" languages, showing that human languages cannot be properly explained only in terms of structure or form. AS suggests the possibility of a new syntactic theory considering form and function together in a balanced way, respecting actually-used examples. In that sense, AS should be on the textbook list that any student of syntax must read.

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Abstract

1. 머리말

2. AS의 형식 체계

3. AS분석의 장점 - 생성문법을 예견한 혹은 넘어선 분석

4. AS분석의 문제점

5. 재평가와 새 출발: 생성문법에서의 재평가

6. 맺는 말 - AS의 현대적 의의

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