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 The Language Instinct - Steven Pinker
 The Language Instinct - Steven Pinker ... species' distinguishing characteristics: the use of language. The author argues that our language abilities are part of our genetic inheritance, not a cultural artefact, bringing together Darwinian natural selection and Chomsky's linguistics. The author debunks many of the standard facts - the dozens of Eskimo words for snow, the belief that we think using language, that English is a logic-defying tongue - and shows that language is a basic human instinct.Newest Review: ... reasonably natural-science-literate 16 year old and it doesn't assume basic knowledge above A-levels, although of course ... more ... people familiar with biology, linguistics, scientific psychology, cognitive science or even old-fashioned grammar will find it easier to read without a frequent need to consult the glossary. All in all it's an excellent popular science book, both informative and entertaining. In fact if I was to recommend a book for a non-psychologist interested in the science of the mind, "The Language Instinct" would be in my top three.
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The Language Instinct - Steven Pinker: Born Chatterboxes (1586 words)
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'Language Instinct' is one of the best works on the subject of language I have ever encountered and I find it bafflingly amazing that on a site devoted to writing, nobody bothered to add it to the database and review it. This is an attempt to rectify this omission and encourage all of the readers that are interested in language as well the mechanics of the mind in general. Steven Pinker is a psychologist specialising in language development in children and in this book he writes about language: not English, Chinese or Navaho, but language in general, which encompasses all of the languages spoken on Earth as well as the underlying 'language engine' embedded ... Read the complete review
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