Noam Chomsky: Quick Facts
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| Also Known As | Avram Noam Chomsky |
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| Born | December 7, 1928 (age 97) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania |
| Notable Works | “Aspects of the Theory of Syntax” • “Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies” • “Syntactic Structures” • “The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory” |
| Subjects Of Study | generative grammar • innate idea • language • philosophy of language • rationalism • transformational grammar |
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