Publications

Publication details [#27445]

Pinker, Steven. 1994. The language instinct.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

crosslinguistic perspective | language acquisition | language origins | thought

Annotation

In this volume, P. characterizes language as an instinctive element in a child's biological constitution, independent of a particular language or culture, which leads him to conclude that all languages are equal.

Reviewed by

Honey, John. 1996. Review of $The language instinct.