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Avram Noam Chomsky Born
Noam Chomsky was born to William "Zev" Chomsky and Elsie Simonofskyin of Philadelphia, PA. -
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Works Cited
Works Cited
Chomsky, Noam.
- Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. 1965.
- Cartesian linguistics. 1966.
- Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew. 1979. -
The Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew
Chomsky's Master's Thesis is submitted on the state of a child's mind and learning from an early age. After a nearly dropping out of university to pursue his political interests he was later convinced to stay and change his major by linguist Zellig S. Harris. His thesis was later published into a book in 1975. -
Emergence in Political Activism
Chomsky always had an interest in politics, he nearly dropped out of University to follow this calling. However it wasn't until 1964 when he began to speak out to support the protests against the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, which he viewed simply as the U.S. Invasion of Vietnam. -
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
One of the two books that were regarded as the most sound refutation of behaviorist accounts of language learning. On of the more popular theories to emerge from this book is that a child's mind is a "Tabula Rasa" or "Blank Slate" in which the child can easily pick up on the syntax and grammer of a language he or she is subjected to from an early age. -
Cartesian Linguistics
The second of the two books that were regarded as the most sound refutation of behaviorist accounts of language learning. In this book, Chomsky challenges traditional philosophy of linguistic learning by suggesting that the "General features of grammatical structure are common to all languages, and reflect certain fundamental properties of the mind". This lead to a focus on linguistic studies toward the universal conditions related to syntax and language. -
Speach on Confronting "Ultranationalist, Reactionary" Movements in Modern Politics
Chomsky speaks on the trends of "Ultranationalist" behaviors seen in politics today, and how this is alarmingly similar to the spread of fascism in Nazi Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qipuoA9QJeQ
