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Birth
Noah Chomsky was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1928. He is best known for his work in linguistics by treating language "as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity" (McGilvray). -
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MIT Professor
Chomsky became a professor at MIT where he introduced transformational grammar- the idea that formal grammar was directly responsible for a person's ability to understand and interpret- into the field of linguistics ("Noam Chomsky," 2019). -
"Syntactic Structures"
Chomsky's first publication where he discusses his theory of grammar and language.
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"Aspects of the Theory of Syntax"
Chomsky's book where he presented his idea of the standard theory to solve the linguistic version of Plato's problem. Plato's problem was trying to explain how an uneducated child could solve geometric problems with prompting and without specific training or background in mathematics. Chomsky's standard theory said it is possible because of the linguistics used to prompt the child.
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“The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory”
In this book, Chomsky build on his theory of linguistics and how children learn grammar (McGilvray). -
Citations
McGilvray, James A. “Noam Chomsky.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 12 Dec. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Noam-Chomsky. “Noam Chomsky.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 26 Nov. 2019, www.biography.com/scholar/noam-chomsky.