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Books : The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin science)

by: Steven Pinker


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 428 EAN: 9780140175295 ISBN: 0140175296 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 496 Publication Date: February 27, 2003 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 9219 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £9.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £6.49 You Save: £3.50 (35%) Prices subject to change.
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- Cool . . . . but wrong
I first read this book ten years ago when I started teaching English in various parts of the world. I thought it a wonder. We are hard-wired for grammar; it must be true. My students in Europe, Asia and the Middle-East begged to differ.

Now I'm studying for an MA in Linguistics and I beg to differ too.

Still, I think you should read this book; it's a fine piece of propaganda. Then read Jean Aitchison's 'The Articulate Mammal'; Reith lecturer, Oxford prof and so forth. Not ... Read More

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- The Bookselling Instinct
Begin with a title that asserts the conclusion.

Start the book by aligning the author with Chomsky in postulating an innate, universal grammar capacity. The language instinct is indeed already a done deal.

Be guided carefully through selected cases that either seem to confirm the existence of a language instinct or selected cases to discount arguments to the contary.

So do you think we have a language instinct? If so, you are ready for the next sell, the reasoning ... Read More

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- First Year Psychology
I picked this up for a piece of coursework on nature vs nurture in language development. It was perfect! I liked it so much that I bought my own copy and have read it since just because I wanted to find out more. Some sections are pretty heavy, but in general the book is pretty readable. Definately a little gem.

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- Good to read...
...even if you are not studying for a course related to linguistics. Pinker's writing is informative and a delight to read. He doesn't use too much in the way of jargon and keeps things simple which helps if you're entering this area with no experience. Highly recommended.

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- Read it, but read it critically
Addressing as it does issues of cognition, language usage and acquisition, evolutionary biology and innate versus learned behaviour, this work is relevant to many of the great intellectual debates of our time. It is very readable for the most part, although if some of the topics are new to you then you will find a few sections rather heavy going. More illustrations would have helped here. There are syntax structure diagrams and one very grudging, cursory sketch of the language centers of the brain, but ... Read More

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