The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language

Steven Pinker

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Penguin Books Ltd, 2015

014198077X / 9780141980775

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Steven Pinker, Penguin Books Ltd. 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. 'Dazzling. Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct.as innate to us as flying is to geese. Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations' - Independent 'A marvellously readable book. illuminates every facet of human language- its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects' - NatureSteven Pinker is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's \"The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals,\" Foreign Policy's \"100 Global Thinkers,\" and Time magazine's \"The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.\".…

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Título
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
Autor
Steven Pinker
Editorial
Penguin Books Ltd
Año de publicación
2015
Tipo de libro
Paperback
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
014198077X
ISBN 13
9780141980775
Peso del artículo
0,366 gramos
Dimensiones
129

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