Question

Phrase Structure Grammar is a method of structural description discussed by ____ in his book Syntactic Structures (1957).

• A. Ferdinand de Saussure
• B. Edward Sapir
• C. Noam Chomsky
• D. Derrida

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Noam Chomsky

• Noam Chomsky discussed Phrase Structure Grammar (also called PS grammar or constituent structure grammar) in his landmark book Syntactic Structures (1957).

• Chomsky’s work introduced a formal and generative approach to syntax, showing how sentences can be generated by applying phrase structure rules systematically.

• This theory marks a key shift from descriptive structuralism to generative linguistics.