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Chomsky is Born!
Avram Noam Chomsky is born December 7, 1928, on East Oak Lane, in Philadelphia, PA. -
Chomsky's First Print
Chomsky writes an editorial on the rise of fascism in Europe after the Spanish Civil War for his school newspaper at the age of 10. -
University Of Pennsylvania
Chomsky begins classes at the University of Pennsylvania where he meets Zellig S. Harris who provided his interest in the study of linguistics. Chomsky eventually earns a Bachelors degree in Linguistics in 1949, a Masters in 1951, and a Doctorate in 1955. Chomsky's Master's thesis was titled "The Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew." -
Professorship
Chomsky began teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the school's Department of Linguistics & Philosophy until his retirement in 2005. -
Syntactic Structures
Chomsky publishes, “Syntactic Structures”, believing that human beings were born with the ability to understand any language but were influenced in particular languages due to their environment.
Linguistics -
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Chomsky publishes his work titled "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax." -
The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory
Chomsky publishes “The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory.” -
Awarded Presidents Medal
Chomsky receives the President’s Medal from the Literary and Debating Society of the National University of Ireland, Galway. -
Honorary Membership
Chomsky begins his service as an honorary member of The International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI). -
References
famousscientists.org. “Famous Scientists: Noam Chomsky.” Famous Scientists, Famous Scientists, www.famousscientists.org/noam-chomsky/. “Noam Chomsky.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 5 Oct. 2015, www.biography.com/scholar/noam-chomsky. “Noam Chomsky.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 17 Dec. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Noam-Chomsky.
