1 The Structuralist Ascendancy In American Linguistics -- 2 American Structuralism And European Structuralism -- 3 Martin Joos's Readings In Linguistics As The Apogee Of American Structuralism -- 4 Early Transformational Generative Grammar -- 5 The Diffusion Of Generativist Ideas -- 6 The European Reception Of Early Transformational Generative Grammar -- 7 The Contested Lsa Presidential Election Of 1970 -- 8 Charles Hockett's Attempt To Resign From The Lsa In 1982 -- 9 The Generativist Non-dominance Of The Field In The 1970s And 1980s Frederick J. Newmeyer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.