Language, Cognition, and Human Nature: Selected Articles

Heavy going. I much prefer his book - "The Language Instinct".

It is in proper condition and without printing mistakes, perfect.

Very disappointed. Despite the lengthy diatribe aiming at his academic community, this book is not for the public nor for the erudite. Using the indiscriminate slang of linguistics with his convoluted prose, the reader will be soon frustrated. The author should learn the basic rules while writhing for the interested general public.

This book of scholarly papers by my favorite psychologist was INTENSE. Extremely erudite stuff here, not for a popular audience. But unlike some books I've read recently (a-HEM, 'Anxious' by Dr. LaDoux) this work does not market itself as popular reading. It was very difficult to understand some of it, as I'm merely starting out on my psychology degree and this is written by and for experts, but the topics covered were of intense interest to anyone who enjoys Pinker's bibliography of more approachable works, and the science behind his more famous tomes was certainly worthy of a read. Know what you're getting into, but this is an under-appreciated gem.

I didn't realize this is just a recycling of some of Pinker's old pubs. I can get these for free through PsychInfo... If you're not affiliated with a university, maybe worth buying if you want to read some academic articles on the topic.