claim: Blank Space is on a top 10 list in numerous countries.
evidence: , aka S.-Y .. Kuroda , was Professor Emeritus. Professor Emeritus. Professor Emeritus. and Research Professor of Linguistics at the University of California , San Diego .. Linguistics. Linguistics. Although a pioneer in the application of Chomskyan generative syntax to. Chomskyan. Noam Chomsky. generative syntax. generative syntax. the Japanese language , he is known for the broad range of his work across the language sciences .. Japanese language. Japanese language. For instance , in formal language theory , the Kuroda normal form for context-sensitive grammars bears his name .. formal language theory. Formal language. Kuroda normal form. Kuroda normal form