Words and rules : the ingredients of language / Steven Pinker.
Words and rules : the ingredients of language / Steven Pinker.
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New York : Basic Books, c1999.
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T0383780
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English
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Physical content
xi, 348 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Infinite Library -- 2. Dissection by Linguistics -- 3. Broken Telephone -- 4. In Single Combat -- 5. Word Nerds -- 6. Of Mice and Men -- 7. Kids Say the Darnedest Things -- 8. The Horrors of the German Language -- 9. The Black Box -- 10. A Digital Mind in an Analog world.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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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 attem...
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Words and rules : the ingredients of language / Steven Pinker.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313333) and index.
Transferred from N415/69.
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c1999.
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T0383780
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74VvWzaQzGWy
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0297816470 (UK)
9780465072699
0465072690
9780297816478 (UK)
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415
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991011947919702626
