Knowledge of Language

1986 book by Noam Chomsky

Knowledge of Language

First edition

Author| Noam Chomsky
Language| English
Genre| Non-fiction
Publisher| Praeger Special Studies

Publication date

| 1986

Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use is a book by American linguist Noam Chomsky, first published in 1986. In this book, Chomsky deals with topics in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind.[1] He argues that the study of linguistic structures provides insight into the workings of human mind.

## References

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1. ^ Ney, James W. (1989-01-01). "Knowledge of language: Its nature, origin, and use: By Noam Chomsky. New York: Praeger Scientific, 1986, xxii + 309pp. $29.95, paper $9.95". Language Sciences. 11 (4): 409–423\. doi:10.1016/0388-0001(89)90029-6. ISSN 0388-0001.

## External links

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* "Knowledge of Language". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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| Linguistics|

* Syntactic Structures (1957)
* Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (1964)
* Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (1965)
* Cartesian Linguistics (1966)
* Language and Mind (1968)
* The Sound Pattern of English (1968)
* "Remarks on Nominalization" (1970)
* "Conditions on Transformations" (1973)
* Reflections on Language (1975)
* The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory (1975)
* Lectures on Government and Binding (1981)
* Knowledge of Language (1986)
* The Minimalist Program (1995)
* New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind (2000)

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Politics|

* "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" (1967)
* American Power and the New Mandarins (1969)
* For Reasons of State (1973)
* Counter-Revolutionary Violence (1973), with Edward S. Herman
* The Fateful Triangle (1983)
* Manufacturing Consent (1988), with Edward S. Herman
* Necessary Illusions (1989)
* Deterring Democracy (1991)
* Letters from Lexington (1993)
* The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (1993)
* World Orders Old and New (1994)
* Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship (1997)
* Hegemony or Survival (2003)
* Failed States (2006)
* Requiem for the American Dream (2017)

Collections|

* Class Warfare (1996)
* Middle East Illusions (2003)
* Imperial Ambitions (2005)
* Interventions (2007)
* Gaza in Crisis (2010)
* 9-11: Was There An Alternative? (2011)
* Making the Future (2012)
* Occupy (2012)
* On Palestine (2015), with Ilan Pappé

Academic
works about|

* Chomsky
* Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction
* Decoding Chomsky
* Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent
* The Anti-Chomsky Reader
* The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky
* The Kingdom of Speech

Filmography|

* Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
* Last Party 2000 (2001)
* Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002)
* Distorted Morality – America's War on Terror? (2003)
* Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003) (TV)
* Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (2004)
* Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)

Family|

* William Chomsky (father)
* Carol Chomsky (deceased wife)
* Valeria Wasserman (wife)
* Aviva Chomsky (daughter)

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* Chomsky–Foucault debate

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