CONTENTS:

1. Introduction
2. Modern Linguistics: Aims and Attitudes
3. The "Bloomfieldians"
4. The Goals of Lingustic Theory
5. Generative Grammar: A Simple Model
6. Phrase Structure Grammar
7. Transformational Grammar
8. Recent Developments in Chomskyan and Post-Chomskyan Linguistics
9. The Psychological Implications of Generative Grammar
10. The Philosophy of Language and Mind
11. Conclusion