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1928-Noam Chomsky
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1945-Entered the University of Pennsylvania
Noam Chomsky entered the university of Pennsylvania where he encountered Zellig Harris who introduced him to linguistics.
“Noam Chomsky.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 7 June 2016, www.biography.com/people/noam-chomsky-37616. -
1955-MIT University
In 1955, Noam Chomsky was invited to become a professor at MIT paving the way for his revolutionary lecture.
“Noam Chomsky.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 7 June 2016, www.biography.com/people/noam-chomsky-37616. -
1956-Universal Grammar (https://youtu.be/xfiHd6DyuTU)
Noam Chomsky gave a revolutionary lecture on how every intelligible sentence conforms not only to the rules of its particular language but to a universal grammar that encompasses all languages.
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1957-Syntactic Structures
Chomsky, Noam. Syntactic Structures. Martino, 1957. Noam Chomsky released a large number of articles and book. The only ones mentioned will be the famous ones that are related to social sciences or linguistic research and not the government. -
1959-Reviewed Verbal Behavior
Noam Chomskys review on B.F. Skinners book Verbal Behavior, ended up laying most of the foundation of cognitive science and contemporary philosophy of mind.
Collins, John. “Meta-Scientific Eliminativism: A Reconsideration of Chomsky’s Review of Skinner’s ‘Verbal Behavior.’” British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, vol. 58, no. 4, Dec. 2007, pp. 625–658 -
1988-Manufacturing Consent
Chomsky, Noam. Manufacturing Consent: Media and Propaganda. David Barsamian, 1988. Noam Chomsky released a large number of articles and book. The only ones mentioned will be the famous ones that are related to social sciences or linguistic research and not the government. -
2002-The Literary & Historical Society Honours Noam Chomsky
In 2002 the Literary & Historical Society gave Noam Chomsky an Honorary Fellowship of the society.
“The Literary & Historical Society Honours Noam Chomsky.” University College Dublin, 26 Nov. 2002, www.ucd.ie/news/nov02/chomsky.htm.