# Why Chomsky doesn't count as a gifted linguist

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The piece argues that Chomsky's formal influence did not produce comparable insight into language as a social and functional phenomenon.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 1 August 2010

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2010/08/why-chomsky-doesnt-count-as-a-gifted-linguist/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 1 August 2010
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: linguistics, generative-grammar, language-theory.

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