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The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature Cover Image Book

The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature / Steven Pinker.

Pinker, Steven, 1954- (Author).

Summary:

Presents a study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveals facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780670063277
  • ISBN: 0670063274
  • Physical Description: ix, 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, 2007.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-481) and index.

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Subject: Language and languages > Philosophy.
Thought and thinking.

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