How long does it take to read Cartesian Linguistics?
a chapter in the history of rationalist thought
Cartesian Linguistics by Noam Chomsky takes about 2 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 158 pages, about 43,450 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century.
Subjects: Generative grammar, Creativity (Linguistics), Cartesian linguistics, Créativité (Linguistique), Grammaire générative, Taalwetenschap
