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Words and Rules

The Ingredients Of Language

by Steven Pinker

Narrator Arthur Morey

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Length 13 hours 59 minutes

Language English

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About the author

“Deliciously erudite.” —William Safire, New York Times Magazine

“A riveting detective story.” —Chicago Tribune

Steven Pinker, author of the landmark bestsellers The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Blank Slate—and one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists—offers an eye-opening explanation of how human beings learn and use language in Words and Rules. First published in 2000, Words and Rules remains one of Pinker’s most provocative and accessible books, illuminating the fascinating relationship between the brain, the mind, and the how language makes us human.

Science & Technology Psychology

Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Stuff of Thought, and The Better Angels of Our Nature. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.