Noam Chomsky

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"Avram Noam Chomsky (/ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/; born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll."[1]

"Chomsky was born in Philadelphia on December 7, 1928, to William Chomsky, a Hebrew scholar, and Elsie Simonofsky Chomsky, also a scholar and an author of children’s books. While still a youngster, Noam read his father’s manuscript on medieval Hebrew grammar, setting the stage for his work to come. By 1955 he was teaching linguistics at MIT, where he formulated his groundbreaking theories. Today Chomsky continues to challenge the way we perceive ourselves. Language is 'the core of our being,' he says. 'We are always immersed in it. It takes a strong act of will to try not to talk to yourself when you’re walking down the street, because it’s just always going on.'"[2]

Chomsky, first married Carol Schatz.[3] He married his second wife, Valeria Wasserman, in 2014.[4]

On 17 August 2017, the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona made the following announcement:

Chomsky has been hired by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences as a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics. He will also hold the title of Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice. As part of his part-time faculty appointment, Chomsky will teach, give public lectures and be available to meet with students. Chomsky starts this month and will begin teaching in spring 2018.^[1]

Chomsky was previously Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics emeritus at MIT, where he began teaching in 1955.^{[2] [3]}

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1. ↑ "World-Renowned Linguist Noam Chomsky Joins Faculty at University of Arizona." UA News. University of Arizona: 17 August 2017.
2. ↑ "Noam Chomsky." Academic Room. Academic Room: n.d.
3. ↑ "Noam Chomsky." Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: n.d.

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