The Stuff Of Thought
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品牌: Steven Pinker
基本信息·出版社：Penguin
·页码：512 页
·出版日期：2008年
·ISBN：0141015470
·条形码：9780141015477
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
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The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ideas, and uncovers the deeper structures of human thought that have been shaped by evolutionary history. He also explores the emotional impact of language, from names to swear words, and shows us the full power that it can have over us. And, with this book, he also shows just how stimulating and entertaining language can be.
作者简介Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He conducts research on language and cognition, writes for publications such as the 'New York Times', 'Time' and 'Slate', and is the author of six books, including 'The Language Instinct', 'How the Mind Works' and 'The Blank Slate'.
编辑推荐Review
'Astonishingly readable' Daily Telegraph'Perceptive, amusing and intelligent' Times'No one writes about language as clearly as Steven Pinker, and this is his best book yet' Financial Times'Immensely readable and stimulating. Pinker is a master at making complex ideas palatable' Independent'Awesome ... Pinker writes lucidly and elegantly, and leavens the text with scores of perfectly judged anecdotes, jokes, cartoons and illustrations' Daily Mail
David Crystal, Financial Times
'No one writes about language as clearly as Steven Pinker, and this is his best book yet'
Daily Mail
'Awesome ... Pinker writes lucidly and elegantly, and leavens the text with scores of perfectly judged anecdotes, jokes, cartoons and illustrations'
The Times
'Highly entertaining ... funny and thought-provoking'
Sunday Times
'Reading Steven Pinker is like taking your brain apart ... nobody with the least interest in language should miss reading this'