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'''Avram Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Linguistics|linguist]] who is best known for his writings on politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[MIT|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) <ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>.
'''Avram Noam Chomsky''' (born December 7, 1928) is a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Linguistics|linguist]] who is best known for his insight and writings on language, language acquisition, and the development of modern linguistics as a field of study. He is also a philosopher, an activist and a critic of modern politics. He is an institute professor & professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the [[MIT|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) <ref>http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html</ref>.
==Linguistics and Generative Grammar==
Chomsky developed the idea of generative grammar and "started" the linguistic discussion in the 1950's not on simply how a language is structured, but why it must be structured that way, how the speakers change the inherent structure of a given language, and what commonalities exist in all human languages - thus suggesting the nature of language itself. By placing the core of language inside the mind, biologically, Chomsky challenged the idea of the behavioral side to language acquisition, which has a direct impact on [[Philosophy of the Mind]] as well as the [[Philosophy of Identity]].
==Political Views==
He has always been very critical of [[America]]n and [[Israel]]i foreign policy and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and has shown support for the terrorist organization [[Hezbollah]]<ref>http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1151</ref>. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]].
He has always been very critical of [[America]]n and [[Israel]]i foreign policy and sympathizes with [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and has shown support for the terrorist organization [[Hezbollah]]<ref>http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1151</ref>. He has also been criticized for [[anti-Semitism]].