The generative operations concerning the transformation between the active and the passive convert successively from PS rules, T-rules, D-structure, NP preposing and postposing, X-bar analysis, to case theory, governm...The generative operations concerning the transformation between the active and the passive convert successively from PS rules, T-rules, D-structure, NP preposing and postposing, X-bar analysis, to case theory, government, checking theory and head movement. The development of the passive construct mirrors the trend of the progress of Chomskyan theory, evolving from the rule motivations to the principle motivations. The giant leap between the phases of the generative grammar has aroused great curiosity among the scholars and learners of syntax. In this paper, the author will explore the tacit strategy underlying the module changes of TG from the perspective of cognitive science.展开更多
文摘The generative operations concerning the transformation between the active and the passive convert successively from PS rules, T-rules, D-structure, NP preposing and postposing, X-bar analysis, to case theory, government, checking theory and head movement. The development of the passive construct mirrors the trend of the progress of Chomskyan theory, evolving from the rule motivations to the principle motivations. The giant leap between the phases of the generative grammar has aroused great curiosity among the scholars and learners of syntax. In this paper, the author will explore the tacit strategy underlying the module changes of TG from the perspective of cognitive science.
