:( :(hay " Chomsky" i had enough of your theroies?

Question

can any one tell me what the hell Generative Grammar means?
I'm sick of theories of linguistics.

Answer 1

Basically, sentences are "generated" in your mind by applying a limited number of rules to a limited (though larger) number of morphemes (words and meaningful bits of words, like -ed and -ing). The result is an infinite number of possible sentences, the vast majority of which have not yet been uttered.

(This contrasts with the idea that sentences are stored in your mind more or less whole.)