by Steven Pinker · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420667324
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«El instinto del lenguaje» is Steven Pinker's essay on the science of language, published by Alianza in hardcover (536 pages, in Spanish).
Pinker, a cognitive psychologist and language expert, explains how human language works, how children acquire it, how it changes over time, and how the brain processes it. His central thesis is that language is not a cultural invention but a biological instinct developed by evolution. This edition incorporates the author's comments on advances in the discipline since 1994.
It belongs to the El Libro Universitario collection, Essay series, and includes a translation by José Manuel Igoa González, according to editorial records.
Recommended for university students and readers interested in linguistics, psychology, and cognitive sciences seeking an accessible introduction to these topics.
Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.
