The Language Instinct：How the Mind Creates Language

图书标准信息

• 作者 Steven Pinker（史蒂文·平克） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2007-09
• 版次 3
• ISBN 9780061336461
• 定价 158.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 576页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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

【作者简介】

OneofTimemagazines"100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorldToday,"StevenPinkeristheauthorofsevenbooks,includingHowtheMindWorksandTheBlankSlate—bothPulitzerPrizefinalistsandwinnersoftheWilliamJamesBookAward.Heisanaward-winningresearcherandteacher,andafrequentcontributortoTimeandtheNewYorkTimes.