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" The stuff of thought : "
Steven Pinker
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BL
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712501
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b534690
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| Main Entry
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Pinker, Steven,1954-
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| Title & Author
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The stuff of thought : : language as a window into human nature /\ Steven Pinker
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Books,, 2008, c2007
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ix, 499 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0143114247
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: 9780143114246
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| Notes
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Originally published: New York : Viking c2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-481) and index
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| Abstract
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Presents a study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveals facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships
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Language and languages-- Philosophy
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Thought and thinking
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| LC Classification
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P107.P548 2007
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