The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature
Pinker, Steven, 1954-2008
Book
Steven Pinker analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ideas, and uncovers the deeper structures of human thought that have been shaped by evolutionary history.
Main title:
The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature / Steven Pinker.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008.
Collation:
ix, 499 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-481) and index.
ISBN:
9780141015477 (pbk)
Dewey class:
401.9401.9PIN
Local class:
401.9
Language:
English
BRN:
511158