The language instinct : the new science of language and mind / Steven Pinker.

By:

Pinker, Steven, 1954-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2000.Description: 494p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780140291230 (pbk.) :
9780140291230

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

401 PIN

LOC classification:

P106

Contents:

1.An instinct to acquire an art -- 2.Chatterboxes -- 3.Mentalese -- 4.How language works -- 5.Words, words, words -- 6.The sounds of silence -- 7.Talking heads -- 8.The Tower of Babel -- 9.Baby born talking - describes heaven -- 10.Language organs and grammar genes -- 11.The big bang -- 12.The language Mavens -- 13.Mind design.

Summary: Aimed at the popular science market, this account of the origins and nature of language is entertaining and intellectually stimulating.

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Originally published: U.S.: William Morrow; London: Allen Lane, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aimed at the popular science market, this account of the origins and nature of language is entertaining and intellectually stimulating.