The stuff of thought
language as a window into human nature
The stuff of thought
language as a window into human nature
Book - 2007
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.
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2008, c2007.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The stuff of thought : |b language as a window into human nature / |c Steven Pinker. |
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| 300 | |a ix, 499 p. : |b ill. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally published: New York : Viking c2007. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-481) and index. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Thought and thinking. | |
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