How long does it take to read Lectures on Government and Binding?
the Pisa lectures
Lectures on Government and Binding by Noam Chomsky takes about 6 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 371 pages, about 102,025 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Generative grammar, Government-binding theory (Linguistics), Comparative and general Grammar, Government (Grammar), Semantics (Philosophy), Syntax
