"Chomskyan" meaning in English

See Chomskyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Chomskyan [comparative], most Chomskyan [superlative]
Etymology: From Chomsky + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chomsky|an}} Chomsky + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Chomskyan (comparative more Chomskyan, superlative most Chomskyan)
  1. Relating to the linguist and activist Noam Chomsky.
    Sense id: en-Chomskyan-en-adj-KJGnRMkg
  2. (linguistics) Following the theoretical approach introduced by Noam Chomsky, et al. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-Chomskyan-en-adj-liIJaL3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chomskian Related terms: transformational grammar

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