Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use (Convergence Series)

"Why do we know so much more than we have evidence for in certain areas, and so much less in others? In tackling these questions--Plato's and Orwell's problem--Chomsky again demonstrates his unequalled capacity to integrate vast amounts of material." David W. Lightfoot, University of Maryland "I feel that it is his most persuasive defense of the idea that the study of linguistic structure provides insight into the human mind." Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of WashingtonNoam Chomsky is the author of 'Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use (Convergence Series)', published 1985 under ISBN 9780275900250 and ISBN 0275900258.