How the Mind Creates Language
by Steven Pinker
Recommended by Scott Young
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Psychology.
The classic book on the development of human language by the world?s leading expert on language and the mind.In this classic, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Psychology.
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