Andre Martinet was a French linguist and a leading figure of European structural and functional linguistics, known especially for his studies of linguistic economy and for the theory of double articulation, the idea that language combines a small inventory of meaningless sound units into a much larger set of meaningful units. His functionalist approach to syntax, developed while teaching at Columbia University and the Sorbonne, led to a sharp and public disagreement with Noam Chomsky's generative program.
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In linguistic theory, Martinet is known especially for his studies on linguistic economy and double articulation.
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Andre Martinet was a French linguist and a leading figure of European structural and functional linguistics, known especially for his studies of linguistic economy and for the theory of double articulation, the idea that language combines a small inventory of meaningless sound units into a much larger set of meaningful units.
Associated With: Noam Chomsky, Career significance
he is known for pioneering a functionalist approach to syntax, which led to a violent polemic with Noam Chomsky.
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