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Another interesting set of insights by Mr Pinker. - Goodreads The theory and research examples held up. - Goodreads Interesting premise well defended but enuff awreddy. - Goodreads It evolved by natural selection. - Goodreads ... and to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition. - Goodreads Review: The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates LanguageUser Review - Paul - GoodreadsFor anyone interested in reading an introduction to linguistics, especially Chomsky's theory of Universal Grammar, this is definitely a must-read. Read full review Review: The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates LanguageUser Review - Megan Henrich - GoodreadsI was attracted to this book for all of the obvious reasons: it's about language and I love to write. Usually I don't go in for non-fiction, but here's the thing: this book taught me so much. I didn't ... Read full review Related books
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