Re: Chomsky's notions

En réponse à Ph. D. :


>Before I became interested in linguistics, I was
>under the impression (based on mentions of
>Chomsky in the general press) that his ideas
>had revolutionized linguistics, and that the vast
>majority of current linguists agreed with his
>theories.
>
>But after reading some articles about linguistics
>on the web and various comments in this forum,
>I now have the impression that his ideas are very
>controversial and that many, if not most, linguists
>are rather skeptical of his ideas.
I've always thought from the linguistic articles I've read (mostly by 
European linguists) that Chomsky was just an American curiosity who was not 
really taken seriously anywhere but in America. For European linguists, it 
was a great source of debates which pointed out to places they hadn't 
really taken care of, but it shouldn't be taken more seriously than that.

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang. 

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