q : chomsky 's sea voyage ; how many of each kind of linguist are there ( 1 ) somewhere there is a story of chomsky , seasick and uncertain of his future , coming with the idea of transformational grammar while traveling aboard ship . i am wondering if anybody remembers where . ( 2 ) are there are any surveys or other statistics that show how many linguists work within the different schools and also within different areas ( e . g . , phonology vs . syntax , comparative vs . theoretical , etc . ) . i will post summaries .