Language Instinct by Pinker Steven (405 results)

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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Good.

hardback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, green cloth backed pictorial boards lettered silver to spine, dust wrapper not called for. A very well preserved tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, colour plates, xiii + 447pp. Slipcase with small surface abrasion to one panel - likely price label removal.

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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Some wear and marking to the spine and page edges, fading to the slipcase, bookseller's pencl marks.\.

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

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Printing. 2008 First Printing. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Very Good+ slipcase. Some marks to panels of slipcase. 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. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World £30.00. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 2009 Folio Society hardback quarter bound in green cloth with Modigliani paper sides decorated with a design by Andy Martin, who also created the quirky illustrations. In as new condition with the original slipcase, xii plus 447pp, with preface by the author, appendix, notes, references, glossary and comprehensive index. Quite heavy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear to the spine and the slipcase.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. 2009 Reprint. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Fine slipcase. 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. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World £30.00. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Brand new, in original shrinkwrap.

Fine. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book in slipcase. Second printing, 447 pages, Colour illustrations and Diagrams in text. Challenges scientific and cultural othordoxy about how language is acquired and used, by arguing that it is a human instinct, built into the biology of the brain. Fine book in a Very Good slipcase. Scratches to side and base of slipcase. No inscriptions. Pictures available.

Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2nd Printing Folio Edition. Green quarter-bound cloth boards with mixed colour illustrations and bright silver gilt titling to the spine. IN the publishers' original green SLIPCASE. (xiii) + 447 pp. Illustrated with colour plates. Appendix; Notes; References; Glossary; Index. The book is still in the original shrink-wrap which has only been opened to access the publisher's details, so the book is unread, unused and there are No Inscriptions or other Marks." A marvellously readable book.illuminates every facet of human language: its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects". This is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Martin, Andy (illustrator). 1st Edition. Folio Society edition, first printing, 2008. First thus. No jacket as issued. With original slipcase. Index. Illustrations by Andy Martin. Light green slipcase is near fine with the odd very small mark, the odd minor scratch and the odd small bump/rub. Boards are fine with no faults. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. No internal faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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

Condition: BUONO USATO. INGLESE Inglese, data e firma appartenenza alla guardia anteriore, rilegatura editoriale rigida, cartonata, nera con titoli argento al solo dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata, con leggere tracce di polvere, usura da scaffalatura e sbiadita al dorso, piega al risvolto anteriore, pagine avorio in buonissimo stato di conservazione, piega all'angolo sup.di alcune carte. Numero pagine 494.