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The language instinct : how the mind creates language

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How do babies learn to speak? Why are there so many languages? Do we think in our mother tongue? Who decides what's correct English? How did language evolve? In this landmark book, Pinker explains the mysteries of language within a coherent theory: that language is an adaptation for communication.

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The language instinct : how the mind creates language, Steven Pinker

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Title
The language instinct : how the mind creates language
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
2015
Format
Paperback
Pages
528
ISBN10
014198077x
ISBN13
9780141980775
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First published
1994
Original title
The Language Instinct
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How do babies learn to speak? Why are there so many languages? Do we think in our mother tongue? Who decides what's correct English? How did language evolve? In this landmark book, Pinker explains the mysteries of language within a coherent theory: that language is an adaptation for communication.