Carol Chomsky
Carol Chomsky · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Linguist and Harvard educator known for research on children's language acquisition.
1930, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 2008, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Carol Chomsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Linguist and Harvard educator known for research on children's language acquisition.
Carol Chomsky (née Schatz) was an American linguist and Harvard educator whose research on children's language acquisition — notably 'The Acquisition of Syntax in Children from 5 to 10' (1969) — showed that key grammatical structures are learned well past early childhood. She was Jewish, from an immigrant Jewish family, and married the linguist Noam Chomsky. Her work influenced reading instruction and the understanding of literacy development.
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Linguist and Harvard educator known for research on children's language acquisition.
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