Teori Generatif Transformatif Noam Choms
Teori Generatif Transformatif Noam Choms
Abstract
Language, as a tool of communication, attracted serious attention from linguists who formulate theories of
language. Noam Chomskys’s generative transformative theory, among others, is believed to have put impacts
on the development of linguistics. The theory suggested that language skills are a congenital human potential
(innate) rather than a nature product. This article examines the relevance of generative transformative theory
with Arabic learning as a foreigh language. It argued that the theory is reasonably though not fully relevant in
this context. The reason is that Arabic contains universal characteristics as any other languages in the world.
Keywords: Teori Bahasa, Generatif-Transformatif, Bahasa Arab sebagai Bahasa Asing