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The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________?

Correct answer: A. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky

  • A. Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky
  • B. Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller
  • C. Max__Muller & Herman Gundert
  • D. Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure

Explanation

Leonard Bloomfield established the structuralist approach to Immediate Constituent analysis, while Noam Chomsky extended constituent analysis within generative grammar. The other pairs do not represent the principal contributors associated with this device.

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