Chomsky: Obsolete?

[Nunez-Cedeno, Rafael]

I believe Dr. Campbell's wish it just that: wishful thinking. Chomsky,
despite his retirement, continues being as relevant today as he has always
been. If you are a syntactician, you know what I mean. But then again, as
Calderon de la Barca wrote "los sueños, sueños son" ('dreams are dreams').

Rafael Nunez-Cedeno


On Thu, October 11, 2007 9:55 am, Anat Ninio wrote:
> Hi Robin,
>
> Chomsky actually changed his mind about what syntax is, so maybe he's
> now a more relevant figure than before?
>
> Anat Ninio
>
>
>
> r.n.campbell wrote:
>>> *Competence vs. Performance: A False Distinction?*
>>
>> A broader topic (which includes this one and is equally worth
>> discussing) is that Noam Chomsky and all his works are also obsolete.
>> For me, it will be a happy day when this is so.
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