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Words and Rules : The Ingredients of Language
Words and Rules The Ingredients of Language
Author: Steven Pinker
How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making Shakespearean English difficult for us to follow and Chaucer's English almost incomprehensible? Why do languages have so many quirks and irregularities? Are they all fundamentally alike? How are new words created? Where in the brain does ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780297816478
ISBN-10: 0297816470
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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If want to understand how langage works this is a must read.


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