Language Instinct by Pinker Steven (370 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: good. A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras arenât guaranteedâ"but the storyâs all there!

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.86.

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Simply by making noises with our mouths, we can reliably cause precise new combinations of ideas to arise in each other's minds. The ability comes so naturally that we are apt to forget what a miracle it is. Pursuing the ideas of Darwin and Chomsky, Steven Pinker offers a look at why we use language and where this ability comes from. Rather than being an acquired cultural artefact, it is vigorously argued that language is a biological adaptation to communicate information and as such is a system of great richness and beauty. Using examples of the way language is used in daily life from the mouths of children to the pontifications of politicians, Pinker explores this system and our instinct to use it. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In this classic, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue paper-wrapped covers with gold print on black cloth spine. Has been read but sgtill very sound and unmarked. 494 poages including index. Dust jacket in mylar and no price present.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Price-clipped. Published by Morrow, 1994. Octavo. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. NYC: Morrow, 1994. 1st edition, F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. Black and white illustrations. Notes, glossary, references, index. "Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling theory: that language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution like web spinning in spiders and sonar in bats.". Nice copy, 494 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1994). 494pp. VG+/VG+ copy, a hint of sunning to spine, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Condition: Very Good. 2008. No Edition Remarks. 447 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Illustrated cloth covered boards. Green slipcase included. Pages remain clear with minimal marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have minimal edge wear or rubbing to surfaces. Silver lettering is bright. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). Martin, Andy (illustrator). First Thus. First printing of the Folio Society edition. Illustrated by Andy Martin. A fine, bright, crisp copy ( no blemishes, no fading, no inscriptions - unread ) in a fine, fresh and unfaded slipcase which shows one or two innocuous marks. Paypal accepted. Please note that this is a heavy book and that postage will be a little more than that quoted by ABE.

Condition: Very Good. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. In original cellophane so date and pagination unknown. Book is sealed and therefore considered to be good as new.

softcover octavo (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Very Good. 2008. No Edition Remarks. 447 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Illustrated paper covered boards with a green spine strip. Includes green slipcase. Pages and plates remain bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels. Prominent damp stain to one panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in slipcase. Crisp color Illustrated boards with green cloth spine. Text pages are crisp and clean. Plain green slipcase is bumped at one edge causing one inch tears. Small watermark and soil spot to lower edge. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. 525, 32 p.

Hardback. First. Pictorial cloth board with silver titles to the spine Illlustrations by Andy Martin clean pages Slipcase included with minor marknbspppxiii447 Very good overall a fascinating book. book.

Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. h/b in slipcase, 447 pages, condition is very good. An owners name and label to the flyleaf.

Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth-backed pictorial upper boards (Fine), slipcase (Fine). Pp. xiii + 447, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: William Morrow and Company, [1994]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 494pp. Minor shelf wear, a few leaves dog-eared, textblock and jacket lightly cockled from exposure to damp, else a Very Good, bright copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2007 The Folio Society hardback, xiii+447pp with slip case.Small stain to slipcase otherwise little used. N5.