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Chomsky on Meaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

Jerrold J. Katz
Jerrold J. Katz*
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City University of New York
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Abstract

This paper critically examines Chomsky's position on meaning, considering its development over the years, its significance for other areas of grammatical theory and for related areas outside linguistics, and its methodological, empirical, and philosophical bases. Focus is on the points of disagreement between Chomsky's position and the author's, and it is argued that a close examination of the bases for Chomsky's position shows that it should be rejected.

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Language , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , March 1980 , pp. 1 - 41
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Copyright © 1980 by Linguistic Society of America

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