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Politics and Language | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google

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What it is

Noam Chomsky gives a Talks at Google lecture covering his work on politics and language. It touches on his linguistic theory, including universal grammar, alongside his political criticism.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as an easy-to-grasp introduction to Chomsky's ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2008, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “a pretty good, easy to grasp intro to his ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty”

    Easy-to-grasp intro to Chomsky's universal grammar and language faculty

    wheels, 2008-06 · Recommendation · in “Spoken language affects thought as programming languages affect algorithms?”

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Topics: noam chomsky, universal grammar, linguistics, political criticism, talks at google

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