The Language Instinct: The New Science Of Language And Mind

Author: Steven Pinker

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  • : $29.95 NZD
  • : 9780140175295
  • : Penguin Books
  • : Penguin Books
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  • : 0.322
  • : 01 March 1995
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Steven Pinker
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  • : English
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  • : 496
  • : glossary, index
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Barcode 9780140175295
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Description

Describes various facets 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.