Language learnability and language development / Steven Pinker; with new commentary by the author

Pinker, Steven

ISBN 10: 0674510534 / ISBN 13: 9780674510531

Published by Cambridge, MA; London;: Harvard Univ. Press, 1996

About this Item

ear fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxxvi, 435 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-420) and index. Subjects: Language acquisition. Psycholinguistics. Children Language learning in. Language and languages Acquisition of. Cognitive psychology. Children Language skills Acquisition. Genre: Language. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language learnability and language development / Steven Pinker; with new commentary by the author
• Publisher: Cambridge, MA; London;: Harvard Univ. Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674510534
• ISBN 13: 9780674510531
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

In this influential study, Steven Pinker develops a new approach to the problem of language learning. Now reprinted with new commentary by the author, this classic work continues to be an indispensable resource in developmental psycholinguistics.

About the Author

Steven Pinker is Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of The Language Instinct and Learnability and Cognition.