Schools of linguistics

allophones alternative American linguistics analysis approach argue articulatory aspects behaviourist believe Berlin and Kay Bloomfield Boas Bororo Chomsky Chomsky's Chomskyan Chomskyan grammar Chomskyan linguistics Chomskyan school claim colour complex consonants contrast Descriptivist discussed distinction English example explain fact Firth formal French fricatives function German given Grimm's Law Hopi human languages ideas idiolect individual instance introspection Jakobson Lamb grammar Leonard Bloomfield linguistic universals logical Martinet matter meaning mind morphemes morphophonemic nature Noam Chomsky nominal phrase notation notion observation obstruents occur parameter-values parameters particular pattern phenomena phonemes phonologists phonology Prague School principle pronunciation prosodic question realized relational grammar relationships relatively rules Sapir Saussure Saussure's Schleicher scholars scientific seems semantic sense sentences sequence simple sound-changes sounds speakers speech Standard Average European statements structure suggested synchronic linguistics syntactic syntax theory tradition transformational transformational grammar utterances various vowels Whorf words