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Noam Chomsky is Born
He was born December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born into a middle class Jewish family. At ten years old, he wrote a paper on the rise of fascism in Europe, which would be the basis of a book he would write decades later. -
Early College Life
Chomsky enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at only 16 years old. He was not a fan of it, and considered leaving after two years. He did not, because he met Zellig S. Harris, a famous linguist. -
Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory
Chomsky wrote this book in 1955. It is mainly about the association of linguistics and the logical theory behind it. It also describes basic principles of grammar, how those principles relate to linguistics, and how they can specifically be applied to the English language. -
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Noam Chomsky's Teaching Career
Chomsky became a professor at MIT in 1955. The linguistics theory that he introduced during his time as a professor changed how linguistics were looked at. Basically, he said that we only see differences in language because of parameters we develop over time, which is why it is very easy for babies and small children to learn languages. -
Noam Chomsky Now
Chomsky is a controversial political activist. He likes to critique the US Government and foreign policies. When the Vietnam War happened, that was when he started to become vocal about his disdain for the US government and how they sometimes like to enter wars for no good reason other than to be the 'tough guy'. He is still alive in 2021. -
Video of Noam Chomsky
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This video is Chomsky describing the concept of language. It is not necessarily a short video, but it was the shortest I could find.