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Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.
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May 27, 2024 · Noam Chomsky, American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics by treating language as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity. He helped to initiate and sustain what came to be known as the ‘cognitive revolution.’
Aug 9, 2023 · Noam Chomsky was an intellectual prodigy who went on to earn a PhD in linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1955, he has been a professor at MIT and has produced...
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist who has had a profound impact on philosophy. Chomsky’s linguistic work has been motivated by the observation that nearly all adult human beings have the ability to effortlessly produce and understand a potentially infinite number of sentences.
Noam Chomsky’s Health Decline Prompts Remembrances. O ver the weekend, a number of tributes to public intellectual Noam Chomsky were posted on social media, remarking on his life and career. But ...
Articles 1–20. Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus), MIT - Cited by 504,883 - Linguistic Theory - Syntax - Semantics - Philosophy of Language.
