Noam Chomsky studied linguistics.
Avram Noam Chomsky -LRB- -LSB-  ` vrm _ ` nom_tmski -RSB- ; born December 7 , 1928 -RRB- is an American linguist , philosopher , cognitive scientist , historian , social critic , and political activist .	linguist	linguist	philosopher	philosopher	cognitive scientist	cognitive scientist	historian	historian	social critic	Social criticism	political activist	political activist	critic	Criticism of American foreign policy
