2. Criticism of Structuralism
For Chomsky, structural linguistics involved some weaknesses in conceptions and in methodology.
Introduction to Ling ...
Origins of Transformational Generative Grammar
Introduction
From the late 1950s onwards, structural linguistics has sometimes been used with less popularity because supporters of generative linguistics initiated by Noam Chomsky have regarded the work of American structuralists as too limited in conception. They have argued that it is essential to go further than the position of items to produce a grammar which reflects a native speaker’s knowledge of language.