extrinsic vs intrinsic ordering of rules [Lat. extrinsecus ‘from without’; intrinsecus ‘from within’]

The order in which several rules are put into operation can be determined by an ‘outer,’ extrinsic ordering, which is empirically based on linguistic facts, or an ‘inner,’ intrinsic order which necessarily follows from the formulation of the rules, i.e. the application of one rule depends on that of another. In the Revised Extended Standard Theory ( transformational grammar), a specific ordering of rules is completely dispensed with (i.e. all rules operate optionally), since it can be shown that entire cases of seemingly extrinsic rule ordering can be derived from independently motivated, general principles (e.g. the transformational cycle). In contrast, an extrinsic ordering of rules for phonology appears to be indispensable. ( principle of cyclic rule application. phonology)

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