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The Language Instinct

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1994 written work by Steven Pinker

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Author: Steven Pinker
First published: 1994
Editions: 35
Subjects: Long Now Manual for Civilization, Biolinguistics, Language and languages, Psycholinguistcs, Philosophy, Instinct (Philosophy), Language disorders, Physiological aspects

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