Chomsky From a Non-Chomskyan

Chomsky From a Non-Chomskyan

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The video discusses the significance of translation and intercultural communication, highlighting Noam Chomsky's contributions to linguistics, particularly his concept of Universal Grammar. It explains Chomsky's revolutionary work, 'Syntactic Structures,' which emphasizes grammar over meaning. The video explores the distinction between language and meaning, underscoring Chomsky's view that grammar can exist independently of meaning. It concludes with an explanation of Chomsky's example, illustrating that grammatical sentences can lack semantic content.

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What distinction does the text make between 'what is language' and 'what a language is'?

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How does the author view the relationship between linguistics and meaning in the context of Chomsky's theories?

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