The Language Instinct
A work by Steven Pinker, first published in 1994
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What korrents draws from it
Language is not a cultural artifact we learn like telling time, Language is no more a cultural invention than upright posture, Knowing a language is knowing how to translate mentalese into words and back
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- There are 3 claims from it on korrents, each quoted word for word.
- A scan of the edition quoted can be read or borrowed on the Internet Archive.
Key facts
- First published
- 19942
- Edition korrents quotes
- HarperPerennial, 1995; first published 19943
- Claims on korrents
- 31
What korrents draws from it
korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.
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