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The language instict : how the mind creates language / Steven Pinker [Texto impreso]

Language: English Series: (Modern classics); (Harper Perennial)Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, cop. 1994 (imp. 2007)Description: (pág var.) ; 21 cmISBN: 978-0-06-133646-1Subject(s): Psicolingüística

Contents:

1. An Instinct to Acquire an Art ; 2. Chatterboxes ; 3. Mentalese ; 4. How Language Works ; 5. Words, Words, Words ; 6. The Sounds of Silence ; 7. Talking Heads ; 8. The Tower of Babel ; 9. Baby Born Talking-Describes Heaven ; 10. Language Organs and Grammar Genes ; 11. The Big Bang ; 12. The Language Mavens ; 13. Mind Design.

Abstract: How do we 'know' how to speak? In his landmark book Stephen Pinker shows how language is part of our genetic inheritance rather than a cultural creation. From the DNA that builds our brains to the pontification of newspaper columnists, Pinker destroys the myths about language - that children learn to talk by copying their parents, that grammatical standards are in decline, that English defies logic - revealing the innate human instinct to communicate that we are all born with.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Course reserves
Libro	Biblioteca Universidad Europea del Atlántico Fondo General	No ficción	81´23 PIN lan	Available		2099	Lingüística Descriptiva I

Bibliografía: p. [469]-502.

How do we 'know' how to speak? In his landmark book Stephen Pinker shows how language is part of our genetic inheritance rather than a cultural creation. From the DNA that builds our brains to the pontification of newspaper columnists, Pinker destroys the myths about language - that children learn to talk by copying their parents, that grammatical standards are in decline, that English defies logic - revealing the innate human instinct to communicate that we are all born with.