The language instinct : how the mind creates language

Autori

• Steven Pinker

Parametri

• 528 pagine
• 19 ore di lettura

• Filosofia
• Linguistica
• Psicologia
• Saggistica
• Scienza

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

How do babies learn to speak? Why are there so many languages? Do we think in our mother tongue? Who decides what's correct English? How did language evolve? In this landmark book, Pinker explains the mysteries of language within a coherent theory: that language is an adaptation for communication.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015