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On Language: Chomsky's Classic Works, Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume

by Noam Chomsky

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ISBN13: 9781565844759
ISBN10: 1565844750
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Two of Chomsky's most famous and accessible works available in an affordable and attractive edition.

Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his highly influential writings on language and politics. Featuring two of Chomsky's most popular and enduring books in one omnibus volume, On Language contains some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and accessible work to date, making it an ideal introduction to his thought.

In Part I, Language and Responsibility (1979), Chomsky presents a fascinating self-portrait of his political, moral, and linguistic thinking through a series of interviews with Mitsou Ronat, the noted French linguist. In Part II, Reflections on Language (1975), Chomsky explores the more general implications of the study of language and offers incisive analyses of the controversies among psychologists, philosophers, and linguists over fundamental questions of language.

Synopsis:

Two of Chomsky's most famous and accessible works, back in print in one affordable, attractive edition.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus at MIT and the author of numerous books, including Understanding Power, American Power and the New Mandarins (both available from The New Press), Hegemony or Survival, and Failed States. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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ISBN:
9781565844759
Author:
Chomsky, Noam
Publisher:
New Press
Author:
Chomsky, Noam, Et
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Language and languages
Subject:
Thought and thinking
Subject:
Generative grammar
Subject:
Chomsky, noam, 1928-
Subject:
General Philosophy
Series Volume:
Chomsky's Classic Wo
Publication Date:
September 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
269
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in

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