One theory in this field defines the conative, phatic, and referential functions.
The work of Zellig Harris in this field was instrumental in the founding of its generative school. One theory in this field defines the conative, phatic, and referential functions. Nikolai Trubetzkoy and Roman Jakobson led a school in Prague that studied this field. The early evolution of this field drew on the signifier-signified model of the sign developed by Ferdinand de Saussure. Its subfields include morphology and phonology. The primary goal of this field was described by Syntactic Structures author Noam Chomsky as the development of a set of rules known as a Universal Grammar. For 10 points, name this field, the study of human language.
The work of Zellig Harris in this field was instrumental in the founding of its generative school.
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