start here on page 19 of Chomsky's book he wrote in 1979.
https://libcom.org/history/chomsky-pol-pots-genocidal-regime...
Chomsky was dead wrong about his heirarchy of languages and he set back computing by 50 years. He has also been wrong about geopolitics, since he ends up supporting the very Western Imperialism that he rails against.
No opinion on Chomsky's politics. But that quote definitely needs some substantiation.
Personally, I don't see how anyone, has managed to set back computing by 50 years.
But the three grammar classes were correct, and are still in use. They were later found to match work done 2500 years ago, in India.
Being wrong in science, particularly biology, is not a crime, nor, usually, even a shame.
start here on page 19 of Chomsky's book he wrote in 1979.
https://libcom.org/history/chomsky-pol-pots-genocidal-regime...
Chomsky was dead wrong about his heirarchy of languages and he set back computing by 50 years. He has also been wrong about geopolitics, since he ends up supporting the very Western Imperialism that he rails against.