Example sentences for: chomskyan

How can you use “chomskyan” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As only Chomskyan grammar is covered in the book, entries are lacking for such common grammatical concepts—albeit from other disciplines, like traditional grammar— substantive, dependent clause, independent clause, conjunctive adverb, adverbial conjunction, misplaced (or dangling) modifier , etc.—all terms well established in discussions of nonChomskyan grammar.

  • Although this is essentially a textbook, it is lucidly written and presented and can be commended to those who have been less than satisfied by earlier attempts to provide a clear exposition of Chomskyan grammar.

  • Much of Chomskyan grammar is very boring and mechanistic, with its transformational rules and deterministic reflexes.

  • Suffice it to say that the grammar is Chomskyan and, though a bit thin on the ground, is quite adequate.

  • Though, personally, I am not enamored of Chomskyan grammar, despite its occasional departures from traditional terminology, nouns and adjectives are still nouns and adjectives.


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