Descriptive grammar is an attempt to give an account of what the current system is for either a society or an individual, whatever you happen to be studying. Noam Chomsky accountattemptcurrent Change image and share on social
There was unprecedented elite condemnation of the plans to invade Iraq. Sensible analysts were able to perceive that the enterprise carried significant risks for U.S. interests, however conceived. Noam Chomsky analystcarryconceive Change image and share on social
The list of U.S. vetoes at the Security Council to protect Israeli aggression and occupation is huge. Noam Chomsky aggressioncouncilhuge Change image and share on social
Language is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs. Noam Chomsky affairhumanlanguage Change image and share on social
In some respects, South African apartheid was more vicious than Israeli practices, and in some respects the opposite is true. Noam Chomsky africanapartheidisraeli Change image and share on social
It's perfectly obvious that there is some genetic factor that distinguishes humans from other animals and that it is language-specific. The theory of that genetic component, whatever it turns out to be, is what is called universal grammar. Noam Chomsky animalcallcomponent share on social
All through Latin America, there's sharp condemnation of the criminal atrocities of Sept. 11. But it's qualified by the observation that although these are horrible atrocities, they are not unfamiliar. Noam Chomsky americaatrocitycondemnation share on social
Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. Noam Chomsky bludgeondemocracypropaganda Change image and share on social
The 'peace movement' exists only in the fantasies of the paranoid. Noam Chomsky existfantasymovement Change image and share on social
The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. Noam Chomsky aspectbarriercoercion Change image and share on social
