What others said about Arabic Read in the original
“My work was more or less influenced by the style of medieval Hebrew and Arabic grammar. It was historical analysis. But you can translate the basic ideas into a kind of a synchronic interpretation, a description of the system as it actually exists, and out of that came the early stages of generative grammar. […] When I got to college I started studying Arabic. I wanted to learn Arabic, and I got pretty far.”
In Arabic
Source
The version in circulation
نوّه تشومسكي في معرض ردّه على استفسارٍ وُجّه إليه في سنة ١٩٨٩م بأنّ تأثيرات النحو العربيّ كبيرةٌ على نظريّته في دراسة اللغة، وأنّه قرأ كتاب سيبويه كمرجعٍ له.
How it differs from the original: No 1989 reply and no mention of Sībawayh were found; this 2010 interview is what he actually said.
Spotted a mistake, or have something to add?
Your note comes to us only; it is not published here. We read it, and if it holds we correct the card.