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Description of the book language learnability and language development. Starting with what he calls a grammar gene, pinker describes the way primitives, children his special interest, even the deaf evolve natural languages responding. Dec 14, 2010 with deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, steven pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 660 pages and is available in paperback format.
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