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Who is considered to have surpassed Leonard Bloomfield in influence on linguistics?

  • Ferdinand de Saussure

  • Edward Sapir

  • Roman Jakobson

  • Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the father of modern linguistics, is considered to have surpassed Leonard Bloomfield in influence on the field. Bloomfield, a prominent figure in the early 20th century, made significant contributions to structural linguistics. However, Chomsky's groundbreaking work in generative grammar revolutionized the field, challenging behaviorist approaches and introducing new concepts like universal grammar and transformational rules.
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