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Who became the leading linguistic figure after the decline of Bloomfield's influence?

  • Edward Sapir

  • Ferdinand de Saussure

  • Jacob Grimm

  • Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky, a prominent linguist and philosopher, emerged as the leading linguistic figure following the decline of Bloomfield's influence in the mid-20th century. Chomsky's pioneering work in generative grammar, particularly his theory of universal grammar, revolutionized the field of linguistics.
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