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Noam Chomsky 1928 - Present

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  • 1928 Born

    1928 Born
    Noam Chomsky was born on December 7th, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Noam Chomsky." Famous Scientist. https://www.famousscientists.org/noam-chomsky/#:~:text=Avram%20Noam%20Chomsky%20was%20born,earned%20his%20doctorate%20in%201955.

  • 1945 - 1955 Education

    1945 - 1955 Education
    Noam Chomsky started at the University of Pennsylvania in 1945, majoring in linguistics. He then went on to get a masters degree and a doctorate, both in linguistics, also at the University of Pennsylvania. Chomsky was very intrigued by language and the impact it could have on society.

  • 1955 Starting as Professor

    1955 Starting as Professor
    In 1955 Noam Chomsky started as a professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He taught until 2005, also working as a visiting professor at Columbia, UCLA, Princeton, and Cambridge. McFadden, Christopher. "Who is Noam Chomsky and Why is He Famous?" Interesting Engineering. 2019. https://interestingengineering.com/who-is-noam-chomsky-and-why-is-he-famous.

  • 1957 Publishes "Syntactic Structures"

    1957 Publishes "Syntactic Structures"
    In 1957 Noam Chomsky published one of his most well known books on linguistics called Syntactic Structures. Many of the ideas in the book stemmed from research he completed in his dissertation during his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. "Noam Chomsky Biography." The Biography.com Website. 2019. https://www.biography.com/scholar/noam-chomsky.

  • 1965 Publishes "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax"

    1965 Publishes "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax"
    In 1965 Noam Chomsky published his book called "Aspects of Theory Syntax" in which he depicted his theory on origin of language. This theory is what makes Noam Chomsky so famous - Chomsky rejects the idea that babies are born with a "blank slate" of grammar acquisition. Instead, Chomsky believes that everyone is born with innate grammar acquisition ability and that children use this ability to learn languages that they are exposed to.

  • 1975 Published "The Logical Structures of Linguistic Theory"

    1975 Published "The Logical Structures of Linguistic Theory"
    In 1975 Chomsky published "The Logical Structures of Linguistic Theory" which builds upon his revolutionary language acquisition theory. "Noam Chomsky on Language Acquisition." BBC Radio 4. YouTube. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cgpfw4z8cw&feature=emb_title.