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 Attempts To Simulate Language Using Computer Simulations Of Neural Networks; The Illuminating Errors Of Children As They Begin To Speak; The Nature Of Human Concepts; The Peculiarities Of The English Language; Major Ideas In The History Of Western Philosophy; The Latest Techniques In Identifying Genes And Imaging The Living Brain.--jacket. The Infinite Library -- Dissection By Linguistics -- Broken Telephone -- In Single Combat -- Word Nerds -- Of Mice And Men -- Kids Say The Darnedest Things -- The Horrors Of The German Language -- The Black Box -- A Digital Mind In An Analog World. Steven Pinker. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 313-333) And Index.
Categories:
- Reference
- Words, Language & Grammar
- Linguistics
- Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher : Basic Books
Author : Pinker, Steven
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1999-10-28
Number Of Pages : 348
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0465072690
ISBN-13 : 9780465072699
Item weight : 1.45 lb
Dimensions : 1.3 in x 6.4 in x 9.2 in
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