The Linguistic Philosophy of Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, one of the most famous linguists of the twentieth century, based his linguistic works on certain philosophical doctrines. His main contribution to linguistics is Transformational Generative Grammar, which is founded on mentalist philosophy. He opposes the behaviourist psychology in favour of innatism for explaining the acquisition of language. He claims that it becomes possible for human child to learn a language for the linguistic faculty with which the child is born, and that the use of language for an adult is mostly a mental exercise. His ideas brought about a revolution in linguistics, dubbed as Chomskyan Revolution. According to him, the part of language which is innate to human being would be called Universal Grammar. His philosophy holds a strong propensity to rationalism in search of a cognitive foundation. His theory is a continuation of analytic philosophy, which puts language in the centre of philosophical investigation. He would also be identified as an essentialist. This paper considers various aspects of Chomsky’s linguistic philosophy with necessary elaborations.
Source
Maine Times
Date
2-6-1997
Pages
16
Abstract
Profile of Roger Leisner of Augusta, creator of Radio Free Maine. Leisner, a longtime political activist, makes video and audio tapes of lectures and talks by leftist intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn. The tapes have received favorable reviews in national magazines, and are available at Bull Moose Music.
Subjects
Entrepreneurs, Leisner, Roger
Recommended Citation
Wilkins, Jason, “Profile of Roger Leisner of Augusta, creator of Radio Free Maine. Leisner, a lo” (1997). Maine News Index – Maine Times. 2242.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_times/2242
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