The language instinct: The new science of language and mind
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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: The new science of language and mind, Steven Pinker
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- 1995
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- Title
- The language instinct: The new science of language and mind
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steven Pinker
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0140175296
- ISBN13
- 9780140175295
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- Penguin science
- Category
- Language dictionaries and textbooks
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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.