Reflections on Language

Reflections on Language is a 1975 book in which MIT linguist Noam Chomsky argues for a rationalist approach to human nature. Under this approach, specific capabilities are innate to humans, as opposed to an empiricist approach, in which there is no innate human nature but rather a "blank slate" upon which psychological and social forces act.^[1] The New York Times selected the book as among the year's best.^[2]

Reflections on Language

First edition
Author	Noam Chomsky
Subject	Social science
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1975
Pages	269

Contents

Chapter 1. On Cognitive Capacity

Chapter 2. The Object of Inquiry

Chapter 3. Some General Features of Language

Chapter 4. Problems and Mysteries in the Study of Human Language