Words and rules : the ingredients of language
Pinker, Steven, 1954-2000
Book
In 'Words and Rules', Steven Pinker explains the mysteries of language by examining a single construction from a dozen viewpoints, proposing that the essence of language is a mental dictionary of memorized words, and a mental grammar of creative rules.
Main title:
Words and rules : the ingredients of language / Steven Pinker.
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Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2000.
Collation:
xiii, 397p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-378) and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780753810255 (pbk)0753810255 (pbk)
Dewey class:
401.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
359900