The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
by Steven Pinker
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker holds a highly rated rating of 4.05 out of 5, based on 12.9K reader ratings. First published in 1994. The book spans 448 pages.
About The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
The classic book on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind.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.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Pinker |
| Published | 1994 |
| Pages | 448 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Science, Psychology, Philosophy |
| Average Rating | 4.05 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 12,870 |
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language is categorized as Non-Fiction, Science, Psychology, Philosophy. Its primary genre classification is Philosophy.
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Based on 12.9K reader ratings, The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language has an average score of 4.05 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language has 448 pages.
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language was written by Steven Pinker. It was first published in 1994.
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The ISBN-13 for The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language is 9780060958340.0.
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