Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
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- Synopsis
- Pinker (psychology, MIT) explains the mysteries of language, such as why languages change over time and how children learn their native language, by dissecting the idea that language comprises a mental dictionary of memorized words and a mental grammar of creative rules. Pinker connects a remarkable number of topics such as the attempts to simulate language using computers; the nature of human concepts; the peculiarities of the English language; and the theories of Noam Chomsky, through a minute dissection of the phenomenon of regular and irregular verbs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 349 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465072699
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 07/31/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Steven Pinker
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.