Noamchomsky

Noam Chomsky 1928 - Living

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  • Birth

    Avram Noam Chomsky was born in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pennsylvania

    University of Pennsylvania

    At 16 "Chomsky entered the University of Pennsylvania" ("Noam Chomsky") where he decided to stay after meeting the linguist Zellig S. Harris. Chomsky then took graduate courses with Harris and studied philosophy and mathematics ("Noam Chomsky").

  • PhD

    Chomsky received his PhD "in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania ... after submitting one chapter of LSLT as a doctoral dissertation" ("Noam Chomsky").
  • Syntactic Structures

    Syntactic Structures

    Chomsky has written over 100 books. Syntactic Structures is one of the first that was published in 1957 Syntactic Structures, London: Mouton, 1957. ("Books")
  • Professor at MIT

    Professor at MIT

    "Chomsky was appointed full professor at MIT" ("Noam Chomsky").
  • Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

    Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

    In this book are "Chomsky’s early attempts to solve the linguistic version of Plato’s problem" ("Noam Chomsky") of how children can solve certain problems with prompting, but without specific training. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, 1965. ("Books")

  • Ferrari P. Ward Professor

    Chomsky was appointed "Ferrari P. Ward Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics" ("Noam Chomsky") at MIT.
  • Institute Professor

    Institute Professor

    Chomsky was appointed Institute Professor at MIT ("Noam Chomsky"). Photo: Corbis. Noam Chomsky Ca. 2000.
  • Lectures on Government and Binding

    Lectures on Government and Binding

    Chomsky introduced a better solution to Plato's Problem in this publication. This solution was developed "using a theoretical framework known as 'principles and parameters' ("Noam Chomsky"). Lectures on Government and Binding: The Pisa Lectures, Dordrecht, Holland: Foris Publications, 1982. ("Books")
  • Knowledge of Language

    Knowledge of Language

    Chomsky elaborated on his better solution to Plato's Problem in this publication. Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use, New York: Praeger, 1986. ("Books")

  • Retirement

    Chomsky retired as professor emeritus ("Noam Chomsky").

  • Truly Educated

    Enjoy this short video of Chomsky saying what it means to be truly educated! https://youtu.be/eYHQcXVp4F4
  • Why Only Us?

    Why Only Us?

    "This book ... addresses the enduring question of the evolution of language" ("Books"). Why Only Us. The MIT Press, 2016.

  • Citations

    “BOOKS.” Books & Book Excerpts, chomsky.info/books/. “Noam Chomsky.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Noam-Chomsky.