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Chomsky's Contributions to Cognitive Science and Linguistics - Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky: Life, Contributions, and Legacy Who is Noam Chomsky? An Introduction to Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky , born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics. Sometimes referred to as "the father of modern linguistics," Chomsky's contributions extend to political activism, social criticism, and philosophy. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Early Life and Education Chomsky developed an early interest in anarchism from alternative bookstores in New York City. He pursued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was deeply influenced by the Jewish working-class tradition of political activism. Noam Chomsky's Contributions to Linguistics The Theory of Tr

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