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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (P.S.)

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In this classic, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.
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The Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, Steven Pinker has been named one of Timemagazine's "Hundred Most Important People in the World Today," and has been awarded numerous prizes for his research, teaching, and books. He is the author of six books, including How the Mind Worksand The Blank Slate(both Pulitzer Prize finalists and winners of the William James Book Prize), as well as Words and Rulesand The Stuff of Thought. He is a frequent contributor to Time, The New Republic, and the New York Times.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061336461
Author:
Pinker, Steven
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Author:
Kupperman, Michael
Author:
by Steven Pinker
Author:
Helquist, Brett
Subject:
Grammar
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Language and languages
Subject:
Linguistics - General
Subject:
Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Copyright:
1994
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
P.S.
Publication Date:
20070931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 5
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
8.08x5.34x.99 in. .98 lbs.
Age Level:
from 10
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