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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2020

      So, if I'm reading this correctly, while being interviewed by @IChotiner, Noam Chomsky is, in another part of his mind, working on linguistic problems. That's as mind-boggling to me as, I dunno, someone juggling with 11 balls in the air.pic.twitter.com/21uaGjZdmG

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    2. John Corbett‏ @johnVcorbett 31 Oct 2020
      Replying to @HeerJeet @IChotiner

      Superannuated old poseur...

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2020
      Replying to @johnVcorbett @IChotiner

      Not a poseur since his output clearly shows he does this. I mean he's written (and continues to write) tons of influential technical academic papers & supervise scores of students while also giving interviews. So obviously he has to be doing both at once.

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        2. John Corbett‏ @johnVcorbett 31 Oct 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @IChotiner

          I don't understand the reverence Noam Chomsky commands. I lost patience with him when he insisted Bin Laden needed a fair trial. His earliest work was groundbreaking; I think he's become a parody of himself.

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        3. Jacob van Berkel‏ @patietcontemni 31 Oct 2020
          Replying to @johnVcorbett

          If you're not capable of understanding even the simplest concepts like the rule of law, maybe you're not just not wired to understand much of anything, let alone why Chomsky commands reverence. Mystery solved.

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        2. Neal Goldfarb‏ @NealGoldfarb 31 Oct 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @johnVcorbett @IChotiner

          FWIW, his influence on linguistics overall is MUCH less than it was in the first half of his career. His approach is no longer dominant.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2020
          Replying to @NealGoldfarb @johnVcorbett @IChotiner

          Going from being the overwhelmingly dominant figure in a field to just a major figure in a field is not, when you think about, evidence of failure.

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