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Published in Penguin Books 2008
Copyright © 2007 by Steven Pinker
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE HARDCOVER EDITION AS FOLLOWS:
Pinker, Steven, 1954–
The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature / Steven Pinker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-101-20260-9
1. Language and languages—Philosophy. 2. Thought and thinking. I. Title.
P107.P548 2007
401—dc22 2007026601
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