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'''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 27th, 1928) is an [[American|United States]] [[linguistics|linguist]] and political theorist as well as a [[Professor Emeritus]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. | '''Noam Chomsky''' (born December 27th, 1928) is an [[American|United States]] [[linguistics|linguist]] and political theorist as well as a [[Professor Emeritus]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. | ||
His most famous accomplishment in linguistics is the theory of [[generative grammar]], which he established in this 1957 book ''Syntactic Structures''. | His most famous accomplishment in linguistics is the theory of [[generative grammar]], which he established in this 1957 book ''Syntactic Structures''. His theory formed the basis of [[generative linguistics]] school of linguistics. | ||
In politics, he was known for his liberal ideology and his opposition to United States foreign policy and big [[corporation]]s. | In politics, he was known for his liberal ideology and his opposition to United States foreign policy and big [[corporation]]s. | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 6 May 2007
Noam Chomsky (born December 27th, 1928) is an United States linguist and political theorist as well as a Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His most famous accomplishment in linguistics is the theory of generative grammar, which he established in this 1957 book Syntactic Structures. His theory formed the basis of generative linguistics school of linguistics.
In politics, he was known for his liberal ideology and his opposition to United States foreign policy and big corporations.