LINGUISTICS COMMUNITY: We iz sad because we have no comprehensive theory of langauge.
NOAM CHOMSKY: Hai guys, I have this really cool theory that explains 90% of language structure using simple rules.
LINGUISTICS COMMUNITY: Wow that iz really cool, you are our new God. [Spends next 50 years turning Chomsky’s simple system into a complex, intricate system to account for other 10% of cases]
NOAM CHOMSKY: My work here iz finished. Now I will rage against successful human establishments and support dictators.
