Definition of Chomskyan in English:
Chomskyan
adjective ˈtʃɒmskɪənˈtʃɑm(p)skiən
Relating to or characteristic of the linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky, especially those concerning generative grammar.
Chomskyan ideas about an innate language faculty
Example sentencesExamples
- As a Chomskyan linguist I would argue in favour of an ethical system based on our own innate ethics.
- Over the years, Chomskyan linguistics has become increasingly abstract.
- He has merged Chomskyan ideas about an innate language faculty with the Darwinian theory of adaptation and natural selection.
- This can be seen to follow from the fact that the standard Chomskyan theory views control in a narrow, syntactic sense.
- The book is an interesting read too, though the author is a bit too Chomskyan for my taste.
Definition of Chomskyan in US English:
Chomskyan
adjectiveˈCHäm(p)skēənˈtʃɑm(p)skiən
Relating to or characteristic of the linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky, especially those concerning generative grammar.
Chomskyan ideas about an innate language faculty
Example sentencesExamples
- Over the years, Chomskyan linguistics has become increasingly abstract.
- This can be seen to follow from the fact that the standard Chomskyan theory views control in a narrow, syntactic sense.
- As a Chomskyan linguist I would argue in favour of an ethical system based on our own innate ethics.
- The book is an interesting read too, though the author is a bit too Chomskyan for my taste.
- He has merged Chomskyan ideas about an innate language faculty with the Darwinian theory of adaptation and natural selection.