![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is more of a survey-of-the-landscape type book. Some books are very narrowly focused and organized to support a key thesis. I don't have an issue with the idea that a 'language instinct' may exist, but I was never quite clear what he meant by the term 'instinct.' Regardless, as an introduction to all the key topics of interest in his field, this is a great book. He is less entertaining when he tries to argue his support for a particular ideological position. Pinker is at his best relating about the exciting research going on in neurolinguistics. That was one of the best parts for me, and I didn't have a clue it would be included. Fortunately, there is a 2007 update at the end of the book that comments on and catches up with some of the latest developments. This book came out in 1994 and it says a lot about how fast this field is growing that certain parts already feel a little outdated. ![]()
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