Veteran linguist becomes professor at University of Arizona

PHOENIX — A man who has written more than 100 books and who is one of the most cited scholars in modern history has been hired as a professor at the University of Arizona.

Noam Chomsky was hired by the College of Social and Bahavioral Sciences as a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics, according to the university’s website.

He joins the college in a part-time faculty role, where he will teach, give public lectures and be available to meet with students.

He will begin his teaching in the spring.

Chomsky is considered the founder of modern linguistics, according to UA.

He has written books that have made big contributions to the linguistics field like “Syntactic Structures,” “Language and Mind,” “Aspects of the Theory of Syntax” and “The Minimalist Program.”

He has received the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, the Helmholtz Medal and the Ben Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science.

The university said he has been the subject of seven biographies and has appeared in over 20 films and documentaries.

The 88-year-old has been a regular guest speaker at UA over the past five years.

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