Skinner's analysis of language is generally accepted among psychologists as one of his greatest
contributions.

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Skinner's analysis of language, primarily through the lens of behaviorism and outlined in his book "Verbal Behavior" (1957), has been controversial and not universally accepted among psychologists. Noam Chomsky's critical review of "Verbal Behavior" in 1959 significantly challenged Skinner's ideas, marking a pivotal moment in the decline of behaviorism's dominance in linguistics and psychology, and the rise of cognitive approaches to understanding language.

Skinner's Analysis of Language Is Generally Accepted Among Psychologists as One