Definition of Chomsky

1. Noun. United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928).

Exact synonyms: A. Noam Chomsky, Noam Chomsky
Generic synonyms: Linguist, Linguistic Scientist

Definition of Chomsky

1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chomsky

Choctaw
Choctaw turn
Choctaws
Chod
Chodzko's reflex
Choeronycteris
Choeronycteris mexicana
Cholargos
Cholargus
Cholmondeley
Choloepus
Choloepus didactylus
Choloepus hoffmanni
Cholon
Chomskian
Chomsky (current term)
Chomskyan
Chondrichthyes
Chondrus crispus
Chongjin
Chongqing
Chontales
Chopart
Chopart's amputation
Chopart's joint
Chopawamsic
Chopin
Chopra
Chopsticks
Chorasmia

Literary usage of Chomsky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"According to Chomsky, the grammar generates all the sentences of the language and ... (2) Chomsky is also of the opinion that the empiricist approach cannot ..."

2. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2005 by National Academy of Engineering, Nae (2006)
"Chomsky, NA 1956. Three models for the description of language. ... Chomsky, NA 1972. Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ..."

3. Preparing for Graduate School Examinations in Computer Science by Christopher Scaffidi (2005)
"Chomsky normal form As discussed by [Sipser] , a context-free grammar has ... Grammar G2 has Chomsky normal form. When a grammar in Chomsky normal form ..."

4. The Legitimacy of International Organizations by Jean-Marc Coicaud (2001)
"Prominent in this regard was an essay from Noam Chomsky,63 which originally ... Chomsky invoked what is becoming a disturbingly common formulation amongst ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"we will continue to use the conventional symbols NP, VP, AP, and PP for the maximal projections of N, V. A, and P, respectively —Noam Chomsky, ..."

6. Spatial Statistics and Imaging by Antonio Possolo (1991)
"Chomsky, N. (1956). Three models for the description of language. ... Chomsky, N. (1959). On Certain Formal Properties of Grammars. ..."

7. Final Evaluation Of The Results Of Eurotra: A Specific Programme Concerning ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Chomsky Noam Chomsky wrote (1957) that grammar is a 'device of some sort for ... Chomsky developed the system of rules and symbols, that provides a formal ..."

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