...infinite range of linguistic items' (Chomsky, 1964, p. 57). Chomsky's position is therefore as follows: Linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an ideal...his knowledge of the language in actual performance . . .The problem for the linguist, as well as for the child learning the language [therefore], is to...

...grammars for children can be assessed. concrete situations' (Chomsky, 1965, p. 4). According to Chomsky, 'linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an...limitations, distractions, shifts of attention and of interest, and errors (random or characteristic) in applying his knowledge of the language in actual...

...the theme of performance in the organization of this volume. pletely homogeneous speech community, who knows its language perfectly and is unaffected...his knowledge of the language in actual performance' (Chomsky 1965:3) are patently inadequate. Recently, however, an increasing number of linguists have...

...renewed impetus from the insistence by the leading theorist of the present day (Chomsky 1965: 3) that: Linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an ideal...its language perfectly, and is unaffected by such grammatiDescriptive Comparative Structure Invariance Variation Use (Function) Variation Invariance...

...concept of faculty emerges naturally, with a definite and clear sense. Chomsky writes [29, pp. 3-4] : "Linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an ideal speakerlistener, in a completely homogeneous speech community, who knows its language perfectly and is unaffected by such grammatically irrelevant...

...manifestation of language in speech, which he termed performance. He posited an ideal speaker hearer, in a completely homogeneous speech-community, who...and is unaffected by such grammatically irrelevant conditinns as memory limitatinns, distractinns, shi's of attention and interest, and errors ... in...

...accomplishments of speaking and acting subjects" (in Apel's words), to the hypothesized competence of "an ideal speaker-listener, in a completely homogeneous...knows its language perfectly and is unaffected by ... grammatically irrelevant conditions ... in applying his knowledge of the language in actual performance"...

...completely homogenous speech community, who knows its language perfectly and is unaffected by such irrelevant conditions as memory limitations, distractions,...shifts of attention and interest, and errors (random or characteristicl in applying his knowledge of the language in actual performance" (Chomsky 1965, 5l....

...mamfestation of the competence of speaker-receiver. that is under the lack of any disturbing factors. Hence Linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an ideal speaker-listener. in a completely homogeneous speech -community. who knows its language periectly and is unaffected by such grammatically irrelevant...

...linguistics is said to be, in Chomsky's words: a member of a completely homogeneous speech community, who knows its language perfectly, and is unaffected by such grammatically irrelevant considerations as memory limitations, distractions, shifts of attention and interest, and errors (random...