Charles Carpenter Fries (1887-1967)

Charles Carpenter Fries Is An American Linguist, Born In Reading, Pennsylvania, Usa. He Taught
At The University Of Michigan, Where He Developed Programmes In Both Theoretical And Applied
Linguistics.

He And His Wife, Agnes Carswell, Developed The University's English Language Institute (1941), Which
Pioneered Methods And Materials For Teaching English To Foreigners. Among His Many Books Are
Dictionaries Of Early And Middle English.

Charles C. Fries Was A Distinguished Professor Of Linguistics, And Leader Of The Linguistics Society Of
America. Primarily A Linguist Specializing In The English Language, He Was Always Concerned With How
Languages Could Best Be Taught And Learned. Early On He Was Interested In Improving The Ways
English Was Taught To Native Speakers. He Is the Author of A Classic Text In A Nontechnical Linguistic
Approach: Teaching And Learning English As A Foreign Language

His Contribution To Linguistic Scholarship And Language Teaching Some Of These

Are: American English Grammar (1940) The Structure of English (1952) Teaching And
Learning English As A Foreign Language (1945)

2. Roger T Bell
Dr. Roger T. Bell Has Been Involved In Applied Linguistics–Language Teaching, Translation
Studies And Translator And Interpreter Education – Since The Early 1960s, At The Universities Of
Lancaster (1965-1983), Westminster (1984-1994), Karachi (1971), Brasília (1995), The International
Islamic University In Kuala Lumpur (1998-99), And Fairview International School (Director: 2002 To
Date).

He Is Also An Honorary Fellow Of The Chartered Institute Of Linguists (London). His Publications (5
Books And Some 60 Papers) Span Sociolinguistics (Language Variation; Bilingualism And
Multilingualism) And Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching; Translation And Interpreting Theory) And
Educational Development (Academic And Business). His 1991 Book Translation And
Translating: Theory And Practice Has Been Translated Into Romanian (2000), Korean (2001), Chinese
(2005) With Russian And Malay Translations In The Press And Plans For A Hindi Version In The Near
Future. He Has Acted As A Consultant To A Wide Range Of Organisations Including: United
Kingdom: British Rail (1991-92: European Passenger Services: Bilingual Communication System

Noam Chomsky
 Avram Noam Chomsky, (Born December 7, 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American
Theoretical Linguist Whose Work From The 1950s Revolutionized The Field Of Linguistics By
Treating Language As A Uniquely Human, Biologically Based Cognitive Capacity. Through His
Contributions To Linguistics And Related Fields, Including Cognitive Psychology And The Philosophies
Of Mind And Language, Chomsky Helped To Initiate And Sustain What Came To Be Known As The
“Cognitive Revolution.” Chomsky Also Gained A Worldwide Following As A Political Dissident For His
Analyses Of The Pernicious Influence Of Economic Elites On U.S. Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy,
And Intellectual Culture.

Contribution To Psychology-Chomsky Is Best Known For His Influence On Linguistics, Specifically, The
Development Of Transformational Grammar. Chomsky Believed That Formal Grammar Was Directly
Responsible For A Person’s Ability To Understand And Interpret Mere Utterances.