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Chomsky
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Chom·sky  (chmsk), Noam Born 1928.
American linguist and political theorist who revolutionized the study of language with his theory of generative grammar, set forth in Syntactic Structures (1957).
Chom·sky·an, Chom·ski·an (-sk-n) adj.
Chomsky [ˈtʃɒmskɪ]
n
(Biographies / Chomsky, (Avram) Noam (1928 M, US, LANGUAGE: linguist, POLITICS: political critic) (Avram) Noam (ˈnəʊəm ). born 1928, US linguist and political critic. His theory of language structure, transformational generative grammar, superseded the behaviourist view of Bloomfield
Chomskyan , Chomskyite n & adj
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Noun1.Chomsky - United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
A. Noam Chomsky, Noam Chomsky
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In Chomskian generative linguistics, metaphor long remained an enfant terrible; it was regarded as a language error, a violation of selection restrictions or distribution rules.
On the similarity and distinguishability of humour and figurative ... by Krikmann, Arvo / Trames
Each year, thousands of artists simply quit the artworld, choosing to pursue art in a different mode, in the mode of competence rather than in the mode of performance, to adopt a Chomskian distinction.
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Mamdani replied, with a Chomskian authority, "Understand yourself.
Mamdani Uproar: Scion Of Ed Said Rocks Columbia by Andrew Rice / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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