Words and Rules
3.8
(8 ratings)372 pages1999Harper PerennialISBN 9780060958404
About this book
How does language work, and how do we learn to speak? Why do languages change over time, and why do they have so many quirks and irregularities? In this book, the profound mysteries of language are explored.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 372
- ISBN
- 9780060958404
- Language
- en
About Steven Pinker
Steven Arthur "Steve" Pinker is a Canadian-born American cognitive scientist, psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.
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