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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
ix, 499 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Psychologist Pinker explains how the mind works in a completely new way--by examining how we use words. Every time we swear, we reveal something about human emotions. When we use an innuendo to convey a bribe, threat, or sexual come-on (rather than just blurting it out), we disclose something about human relationships. Our use of prepositions and tenses tap into peculiarly human concepts of space and time, and our nouns and verbs tap into mental...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
358 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
" 'Language is mankind's greatest invention--except, of course, that it was never invented.' So begins linguist Deutscher's investigation into the genesis and evolution of language. If we started off with rudimentary utterances on the level of 'man throw spear,' how did we end up with sophisticated grammars, enormous vocabularies, and intricately nuanced degrees of meaning? Drawing on recent discoveries in linguistics, Deutscher exposes the elusive...
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