{"product_id":"words-and-rules-the-ingredients-of-language","title":"Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWords and Rules: The Ingredients of Language\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSteven Pinker\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780062011909\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does language work? How do we learn to speak? Why do languages change? Why do they have so many quirks? What does language reveal about the mind? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteven Pinker explores the mysteries of language in this original and hugely entertaining book. Pinker uses a deceptively simple phenomenon--regular and irregular verbs--to illuminate an astonishing array of topics: the history of languages, what we can learn from children's grammatical mistakes, the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of language, and some of the major themes in Western philosophy. The key idea--that language comprises a mental dictionary of memorized words and a mental grammar of creative rules--extends beyond language, offering insight into the nature of thinking. For fans of The Language Instinct and The Stuff of Thought, here is another cornucopia of ideas about language and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language | Steven Pinker | Paperback | 9780062011909 | Used: Like New | Language \u0026 Writing 1767050 (temp: 27)","offer_id":49384857862296,"sku":"1767050","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41Tj-FZ5aDL.jpg?v=1783188230","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/words-and-rules-the-ingredients-of-language","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}