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Birth
Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Professor
Noam Chomsky became a professor at MIT, as a professor of language and linguistics. -
Chomsky Published "Syntactic Structures"
Chomsky's published his work "Syntactic Structures", which directly challenged the behavior model of language acquisition. Chomsky argues that language is biological in nature, and human develop language through different syntactic and semantic components within the mind. Chomskys work fundamentally changed our understanding of human cognition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMbQvVQAqQ Chomsky, Noam. Syntactic Structure. Mouton, 1969. -
"Language and Mind"
I his work "Language of Mind" Chomsky posits that language provides a structure in the mind that allows for complex thought. He also hypothesizes that there is a "universal grammar" that exists in all languages, and that language acquisition is biological. Chomsky, Noam. Language and Mind. Cambridge University Press, 2014. -
"Language and responsibility"
In this work "Language and Responsibility" Chomsky provides a viewpoint on human nature, stating that humans are not born as a blank slate, rather there are certain portions of human nature and language acquisition that is intrinsic and biological in nature. Chomsky, Noam, and Noam Chomsky. Language and Responsibility. Harvester Press, 1977. -
"Language and Problems of Knowledge"
In Noam Chomsky's work "Language and Problems of Knowledge", he highlights the nature of human language acquisition. He highlights the importance of language, as it provides structure within the mind to allow for complex thought. Language allows fro humanity to explore abstract thought within the brain. His work also pursues the understanding of epistemology, furthering the study of knowledge Chomsky, Noam. Language and Problems of Knowledge. L.A.U.D, 1987.