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Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. -
Education
He studied at the University of Pennsylvania. During his postgraduate work in the Harvard Society of Fellows, Chomsky developed the theory of transformational grammar for which he earned his doctorate in 1955. That year he began teaching at MIT, and in 1957 emerged as a significant figure in linguistics with his landmark work Syntactic Structures, which played a major role in remodeling the study of language. -
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship (1971)Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1972)APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology (1984) Orwell Award (1987, 1989)Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (1988)Helmholtz Medal (1996) Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science (1999) Sydney Peace Prize (2011) -
Reflections on Language
Reflections on Language is a 1975 book in which the linguist Noam Chomsky argues for a rationalist approach to human nature in which human capability is seen as innate rather than a blank slate upon which psychological and social forces act (empiricism).The New York Times selected the book as among the year's best. -
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Resources
Wikipedia. Noam Chomsky
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