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Best Known For
Noam Chomsky is a theoretical linguist. He revolutionized his field of linguistics with the concept of language being a distinctly human biological quality. The cognitive revolution began with Chomsky. Noam Chomsky also gained international fame for his contributions and criticisms on academia, foreign affairs, and the U.S. political system. Chomsky is a strong activist being with his opposition to the Vietnam War. -
Doctorate Degree
Noam Chomsky earned his doctoral degree in linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. -
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Significant Published Works
Chomsky, Noam. Syntactic Structures. Walter De Gruyter, 1957. Chomsky, Noam. The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory. 1961. Chomsky, Noam. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. M.I.T. Press, 1965. Chomsky, Noam. Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies. House of Anansi Press, 2003. -
Aspects of Theory of Syntax
This book was an in-depth analysis of reformulating transformational grammar. Chomsky revisits a new theory, syntactic theory, that was first established in a previous book in the 1950s called Syntactic Structures. -
Cartesian Linguistics
Noam Chomsky groundbreaking perspective on the relationship between mind and language helped to secure his audience and push the boundaries of his field. -
Reflections on Language
Noam Chomsky discusses and dissects the processes, reasons, and effects on the study of languages. He states that the mind should be treated the same as other organs in how it develops and grows. His notions that there is genetic coding responsible for the development of language. He proposes universal grammar that would regulate language. There are main components to grammar that remain biological. -
Noam Chomsky speaks about Universal Linguistics: Origins of Language
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Noam Chomsky's Language Theory: Best explanation you will ever hear (UGC NET English)
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Awards and Honours
Noam Chomsky has received a lot of recognition and awards for his accomplishments throughout his lifetime. The image outlines his accomplishments (Encyclopedia).
