| Code | BPS/GB/196 |
| Name | Chomsky; Avram Noam (1928-); Professor; HonFBPsS |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | Avram Noam |
| Surname | Chomsky |
| Dates | 1928- |
| Epithet | HonFBPsS |
| Parallel Name | Noam Chomsky |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
| DatesAndPlaces | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1955-58,
Visiting professor of linguistics, Columbia University, 1957-58, University of California, Los Angeles, 1966, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-67, and Syracuse University, 1982.
Member, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University, 1958-59.
John Locke lecturer, Oxford University, 1969
Bertrand Russell Memorial Lecturer, Cambridge University, 1971
Nehru Memorial Lecturer, University of New Delhi, 1972
Huizinga Lecturer, University of Leiden, 1977
Woodbridge Lecturer, Columbia University, 1978
Kant Lecturer, Stanford University, 1979. |
| Address | Lexington, USA |
| Activity | NAME: Avram Noam CHOMSKY
PERSONAL: Born December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pa.; son of William (a Hebrew scholar) and Elsie (Simonofsky) Chomsky; married Carol Schatz (a linguist and specialist in educational technology), December 24, 1949; children: Aviva, Diane, Harry Alan.
EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1949, M.A., 1951, Ph.D., 1955.
CAREER: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, assistant professor, 1955-58, associate professor, 1958-62, professor, 1962-65, Ferrari P. Ward Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics, 1966-76, Institute Professor, 1976--. Visiting professor of linguistics, Columbia University, 1957-58, University of California, Los Angeles, 1966, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-67, and Syracuse University, 1982. Member, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University, 1958-59. John Locke lecturer, Oxford University, 1969; Bertrand Russell Memorial Lecturer, Cambridge University, 1971; Nehru Memorial Lecturer, University of New Delhi, 1972; Huizinga Lecturer, University of Leiden, 1977; Woodbridge Lecturer, Columbia University, 1978; Kant Lecturer, Stanford University, 1979.
MEMBERSHIPS: National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Linguistic Society of America, American Philosophical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, British Academy (corresponding fellow), British Psychological Society (honorary member), Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Utrecht Society of Arts and Sciences.
AWARDS: Junior fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows, 1951-55; research fellow at Harvard Cognitive Studies Center, 1964-67; named one of the "makers of the twentieth century" by the London Times, 1970; Guggenheim fellowship, 1971-72; distinguished scientific contribution from American Psychological Association, 1984; Gustavus Myers Center Award, 1986 and 1988; George Orwell Award, National Council of Teachers of English, 1987; Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, 1988. Honorary degrees include D.H.L. from University of Chicago, 1967, Loyola University of Chicago and Swarthmore College, 1970, Bard College, 1971, University of Massachusetts, 1973, and University of Pennsylvania, 1984; and D.Litt. from University of London, 1967, Delhi University, 1972, Visva-Bharati University (West Bengal), 1980.
Sources: Noam Chomsky's website, http://www.chomsky.info/bios/1991----.htm
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
Syntactic Structures, Mouton & Co., 1957, reprinted, 1978.
Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, Mouton & Co., 1964.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax, M.I.T. Press, 1965, reprinted, 1986.
Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought, Harper, 1966.
Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar, Mouton & Co., 1966, reprinted, 1978.
(With Morris Halle) Sound Patterns of English, Harper, 1968.
Language and Mind, Harcourt, 1968, enlarged edition, 1972.
American Power and the New Mandarins, Pantheon, 1969.
At War with Asia, Pantheon, 1970.
Problems of Knowledge and Freedom: The Russell Lectures, Pantheon, 1971.
(With George A. Miller) Analyse formelle des langues naturelles, Mouton & Co., 1971.
Studies on Semantics in Generative Grammar, Mouton & Co., 1972.
(Editor with Howard Zinn) The Pentagon Papers, Volume 5: Critical Essays, Beacon Press, 1972.
(With Edward Herman) Counterrevolutionary Violence, Warner Modular, Inc., 1974.
Peace in the Middle East?, Pantheon, 1975.
The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory, Plenum, 1975.
Reflections on Language, Pantheon, 1975.
Essays on Form and Interpretation, North-Holland, 1977.
Dialogues avec Mitsou Ronat, Flammarion, 1977, translation published as Language and Responsibility, Pantheon, 1979.
Human Rights and American Foreign Policy, Spokesman, 1978.
(With Herman) The Political Economy of Human Rights, South End, 1979, Volume I: The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism, Volume II: After the Cataclysm: Postwar Indochina and the Construction of Imperial Ideology.
Rules and Representations, Columbia University Press, 1980.
Language and Learning: The Debate between Jean Piaget and Noam Chomsky, edited by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, Harvard University Press, 1980.
Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, 1981.
Radical Priorities, Black Rose Books, 1981.
Towards a New Cold War: Essays on the Current Crisis and How We Got There, Pantheon, 1982.
Noam Chomsky on the Generative Enterprise: A Discussion with Riny Huybregts and Henk van Riemsdijk, Foris, 1982.
(With Jonathan Steele and John Gittings) Superpowers in Collision: The Cold War Now, Penguin Books, 1982.
Some Concepts and Consequences of the Theory of Government and Binding, M.I.T. Press, 1982.
The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians, South End, 1983.
Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace, South End, 1985.
Barriers, M.I.T. Press, 1986.
Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origins, and Use, Praeger, 1986.
Pirates and Emperors: International Terrorism in the Real World, Claremont, 1986.
On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures, South End, 1987.
The Chomsky Reader, edited by James Peck, Pantheon, 1987.
Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures, M.I.T. Press, 1987.
Language in a Psychological Setting, Sophia University (Tokyo), 1987.
Generative Grammar: Its Basis, Development, and Prospects, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, 1988.
The Culture of Terrorism, South End, 1988.
(With Edward S. Herman) Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, Pantheon, 1988.
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in a Democratic Society, South End, 1989.
Language and Politics, edited by Carlos P. Otero, Black Rose Books, 1989.
Contributor of numerous articles to scholarly and general periodicals. |
| Source | Chomsky's website, http://www.chomsky.info/bios/1991----.htm |
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