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020 a| 9780670063277;

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100 1 a| Pinker, Steven,d| 1954-=| ^A183903;

245 14 a| The stuff of thought :b| language as a window into human nature /c| Steven Pinker.;

260 a| New York :b| Viking,c| 2007.;

300 a| ix, 499 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-481) and index.;

520 a| 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 models of matter and causation. Even the names we give our babies, as they change from decade to decade, have important things to day about our relations to our children and to society. Pinker takes on both scientific questions--such as whether language affects thought, and which of our concepts are innate--and questions from the headlines and everyday life.--From publisher description.;

650 0 a| Language and languagesx| Philosophy.=| ^A7665;

650 0 a| Thought and thinking.=| ^A964462;

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The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature / Steven Pinker.

Author/creator	Pinker, Steven, 1954-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Viking, 2007.
Description	ix, 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subjects	Language and languages--Philosophy. Thought and thinking.

Abstract	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 models of matter and causation. Even the names we give our babies, as they change from decade to decade, have important things to day about our relations to our children and to society. Pinker takes on both scientific questions--such as whether language affects thought, and which of our concepts are innate--and questions from the headlines and everyday life.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-481) and index.
LCCN	2007026601
ISBN	9780670063277
ISBN	0670063274

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