The Language Instinct：How the Mind Creates Language

Inthisclassic,theworld'sexpertonlanguageandmindlucidlyexplainseverythingyoualwayswantedtoknowaboutlanguage:howitworks,howchildrenlearnit,howitchanges,howthebraincomputesit,andhowitevolved.Withdeftuseofexamplesofhumorandwordplay,StevenPinkerweavesourvastknowledgeoflanguageintoacompellingstory:languageisahumaninstinct,wiredintoourbrainsbyevolution.TheLanguageInstinctreceivedtheWilliamJamesBookPrizefromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationandthePublicInterestAwardfromtheLinguisticsSocietyofAmerica.ThiseditionincludesanupdateonadvancesinthescienceoflanguagesinceTheLanguageInstinctwasfirstpublished.