Structure and Creativity

In recent years concepts drawn from linguistics have been used increasingly in social and political theory. Such concepts as deep structure, surface structure, transformation rules, etc., are borrowed from Chomsky's theory of transformational-generative grammar. This paper examines two instances of this 'linguistic drift' in action theory-the work of Marshall Edelson on personality and Terrence Turner on kinship and socialization. Analysis shows that in these instances the analogies with the linguistic concepts are not very rigorous. The author makes some tentative statements about the current status and prospects of such research programs

Action (physics) · Epistemology · Generative grammar · Kinship · Linguistics · Minimalist program · Sociology · Theoretical linguistics · Transformational grammar · Transformational leadership · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Media, Communication, and Education · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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