Noam Chomsky

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anarchist author cognitive scientist historian human linguist philosopher political activist public intellectual

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.

Aliases (8)

Avram Noam Chomsky ×2
Chomsky ×2
Noam Chomsky (honorary doctorate, not student) ×1
Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle ×1
Noam Chomsky's lectures at MIT ×1
language acquisition device ×1
linguist Noam Chomsky ×1
political activist Noam Chomsky ×1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anarchist → author → cognitive scientist → historian → human → linguist → philosopher → political activist → public intellectual →
academicDegree	PhD in linguistics →
awardReceived	Helmholtz Medal → Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences → Sydney Peace Prize →
coAuthorWith	Edward S. Herman →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1928-12-07 →
describedAs	founder of modern linguistics → prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy →
doctoralAdvisor	Zellig Harris →
educatedAt	University of Pennsylvania →
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → University of Arizona →
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans →
familyName	Chomsky →
fieldOfWork	cognitive science → history → linguistics → media studies → philosophy of language → political science →
fullName	Avram Noam Chomsky →
givenName	Avram → Noam →
influenced	cognitive science → computer science → modern linguistics → philosophy of language → psycholinguistics →
influencedBy	Bertrand Russell → Wilhelm von Humboldt → Zellig Harris →
knownFor	Chomsky hierarchy → criticism of U.S. foreign policy → critique of behaviorism in linguistics → critique of mainstream media → founding generative grammar → political activism → universal grammar →
language	English →
movement	anarcho-syndicalism → libertarian socialism →
notableConcept	deep structure → language acquisition device → poverty of the stimulus → surface structure →
notableWork	American Power and the New Mandarins → Aspects of the Theory of Syntax → Cartesian Linguistics → Hegemony or Survival → Language and Mind → Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media → Syntactic Structures →
placeOfBirth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
politicalIdeology	anarchism → libertarian socialism →
positionHeld	Institute Professor at MIT → Professor of Linguistics →
religion	secular Judaism →
residence	United States →
spouse	Carol Doris Schatz → Valeria Wasserman →
theoryDeveloped	Chomsky hierarchy → generative grammar → principles and parameters theory →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Power and the New Mandarins → Aspects of the Theory of Syntax → Barriers → Cartesian Linguistics → Hegemony or Survival → Language and Mind → Lectures on Government and Binding → Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media → Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media → SPE → Syntactic Structures → The Sound Pattern of English →	author
Carol Doris Schatz → Morris Halle → Port-Royal Grammar → Wilhelm von Humboldt → Zellig Harris →	influenced
Chomskyan linguistics → Standard Theory → Standard Theory of generative grammar → Universal Grammar →	developedBy
John Tooby → Leda Cosmides → Peter Eisenman → The Language of Thought →	influencedBy
Empty Category Principle → Principles and Parameters Theory → poverty of the stimulus argument →	associatedWith
Edward S. Herman → Edward S. Herman → Morris Halle →	coAuthor
Humboldt University of Berlin → University of Pennsylvania → University of Pennsylvania →	hasNotableAlumni
Government and Binding Theory → The Minimalist Program →	developer
Avram Noam Chomsky ("Chomsky") → Noam Chomsky ("Chomsky") →	familyName
Avram Noam Chomsky ("Avram Noam Chomsky") → Noam Chomsky ("Avram Noam Chomsky") →	fullName
National Medal of Science → Sydney Peace Prize →	hasRecipient
Chomsky hierarchy → Chomskyan linguistics →	namedAfter
Standard Theory → poverty of the stimulus argument →	notableProponent
Carol Doris Schatz → Valeria Wasserman →	spouse
Carol Doris Schatz ("linguist Noam Chomsky") → Carol Doris Schatz ("political activist Noam Chomsky") →	spouseOf
Avram Noam Chomsky →	alsoKnownAs
Revised Extended Standard Theory →	associatedWithLinguist
MIT Building 20 →	associatedWithPerson
The Minimalist Program →	authorOfKeyText
Government and Binding Theory →	authorOfKeyWork
Syntactic Structures ("Noam Chomsky's lectures at MIT") →	basedOn
The Sound Pattern of English ("Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle") →	coAuthorRelationship
The Pisa Lectures →	contributor
Minimalist Program →	creator
Verbal Behavior →	criticizedBy
Morris Halle →	doctoralStudent
The War You Don't See →	featuresInterviewWith
Central High School, Philadelphia →	hasAlumnus
The Pisa Lectures →	hasAuthor
South End Press →	hasAuthorPublished
The American Empire Project →	hasContributor
Universal Grammar →	hasCreator
Uppsala University ("Noam Chomsky (honorary doctorate, not student)") →	hasNotableAlumnus
Institute Professor at MIT →	hasNotableHolder
Minimalist Program →	hasNotableProponent
Amherst, Massachusetts →	hasNotableResident
The Pisa Lectures →	hasSpeaker
Chomsky hierarchy →	introducedBy
Revised Extended Standard Theory →	mainProponent
Noam Chomsky ("language acquisition device") →	notableConcept
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize →	notableRecipient
Zellig Harris →	notableStudent
X-bar theory →	proposedBy