Noam Chomsky Award for the Scientific Study of Human Language
Purpose:
The Noam Chomsky Award recognizes individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific understanding of the human capacity for language. The award honors groundbreaking research that advances theoretical or empirical insight into the nature of human language.
The award is named in honor of Professor Noam Chomsky, whose pioneering work initiated the cognitive revolution and laid the foundations of modern linguistics.
Awarding Body / Sponsor:
Presented by the Linguistic Society of America, with financial support from Google and other institutions.
Frequency:
Awarded annually.
Monetary Prize:
US $1,000,000.
Eligibility:
There are no restrictions on the age or nationality of the awardee. The award may be conferred upon up to three recipients in cases of closely related or collaborative work. The prize is granted only to living individuals at the time of the award. There is no specific time frame for when the work was done.
Explanatory Note:
The award is intended to promote formal work in the core areas of linguistics. However, it is not restricted to these fields. Contributions from related domains—such as neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, philosophy, artificial intelligence, or cognitive science—are also eligible, provided they align with the purpose of the award.
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