Pinker, Steven
Summary: Steve Pinker discusses the idea that language is an instinct, as innate to us as flying is to geese. This book covers the biological origin, acquisition by children and the grammatical structure of human language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Folio Society 2008
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Summary: " A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media?Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "In Words and Rules, Pinker explains the profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively single phenomenon and examining it from every angle. The phenomenon - regular and irregular verbs - connects an astonishing array of topics in the sciences and humanities: the history of languages; the theories of Noam Chomsky and his critics; the attempts to simulate language using computer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1999
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Summary: Psychologist Pinker explains how the mind works in a completely new way--by examining how we use words. Every time we swear, we reveal something about human emotions. When we use an innuendo to convey a bribe, threat, or sexual come-on (rather than just blurting it out), we disclose something about human relationships. Our use of prepositions and tenses tap into peculiarly human concepts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow and Co. 1994