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The Stuff of Thought Language as a Window Into Human Nature

Paperback • 2007 • English

The Stuff of Thought Language as a Window Into Human Nature

By Steven Pinker

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About the book

The Stuff of Thoughtis an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ideas, and uncovers the deeper structures of human thought that have been shaped by evolutionary history...Show more

Philosophy of language
Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics

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ISBN

9781846140501

Publisher

Allen Lane

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Stuff of Thought Language as a Window Into Human Nature

Format

Paperback

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