As syntax is one of the core foundations of all linguistic study, you can imagine there are countless linguists specialising in this field. So here you will find a summary in chronological order of some of the main faces in syntax. This topic runs very closely next to when is syntax studied, so make sure to take a look at the information on that page to understand the full picture.
Wilhelm Humboldt (1767 to 1835)
Wilhelm Humboldt was the first European linguist to identify the human language as rule governed, rather than just words and phrases which have meaning. This notion highly influenced Noam Chomsky's work, who often quoted Humboldt's idea that language "makes infinite use of finite means", which means that any number of sentences can be created using a restricted number of rules.
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 to 1913)
Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure is an incredibly well known man in linguistics as he is considered to be one of the most influential linguists of the 20th Century. His work, 'Cours de Linguistique Generale, mentioned in when is syntax studied, is one of his best known works, compiled after his death. Which is generally thought to be the start 'structural linguistics'.
Viggo Brondal (1887-1942)
Viggo Brondal, a Danish Philologist, alongsde Louis Hjemslev founded the Linguistic Circle of Copenhagen. Hjemslev also went on to found the journal 'Acta Linguistica' in 1939.
Noam Chomsky born 1928
So, Chomsky, 'the father of modern linguistics'. He will have no doubt popped up everywhere on this site, in fact he's mentioned on all these pages:
Who studies language acquisition
Generative Grammar - The basics
Who does phonology
Who does pragmatics
When/Where is psycholinguistics studied
How is syntax studied
Why is syntax studied
As syntax is one of the core foundations of all linguistic study, you can imagine there are countless linguists specialising in this field. So here you will find a summary in chronological order of some of the main faces in syntax. This topic runs very closely next to when is syntax studied, so make sure to take a look at the information on that page to understand the full picture.
Wilhelm Humboldt (1767 to 1835)
Wilhelm Humboldt was the first European linguist to identify the human language as rule governed, rather than just words and phrases which have meaning. This notion highly influenced Noam Chomsky's work, who often quoted Humboldt's idea that language "makes infinite use of finite means", which means that any number of sentences can be created using a restricted number of rules.
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 to 1913)
Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure is an incredibly well known man in linguistics as he is considered to be one of the most influential linguists of the 20th Century. His work, 'Cours de Linguistique Generale, mentioned in when is syntax studied, is one of his best known works, compiled after his death. Which is generally thought to be the start 'structural linguistics'.
Viggo Brondal (1887-1942)
Viggo Brondal, a Danish Philologist, alongsde Louis Hjemslev founded the Linguistic Circle of Copenhagen. Hjemslev also went on to found the journal 'Acta Linguistica' in 1939.
Noam Chomsky born 1928
So, Chomsky, 'the father of modern linguistics'. He will have no doubt popped up everywhere on this site, in fact he's mentioned on all these pages:
Who studies language acquisition
Generative Grammar - The basics
Who does phonology
Who does pragmatics
When/Where is psycholinguistics studied
How is syntax studied
Why is syntax studied
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