The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Type

Book

Authors

Steven Pinker

ISBN 10

0670063274

ISBN 13

9780670063277

Tags

Neuropsychology, Personality, Social Psychology & Interactions, Linguistics, History & Philosophy, Science & Mathematics

Description

The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Blank Slate presents an accessible study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveal facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships. - from Amzon

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