The excellent quality one expects from pinker

The excellent quality one expects from pinker  Read Less

Given the quality of pinkers argument it is unfortunate that pinkers writing style has become almost a parody of itself

Given the quality of pinkers argument it is unfortunate that pinkers writing style has become almost a parody of itself  Read Less

Hint it has to do with the battle of hastings

Hint it has to do with the battle of hastings  Read Less

I have to admit that german is not much better in fact pinker deals with the german language in a full chapter

I have to admit that german is not much better in fact pinker deals with the german language in a full chapter  Read Less

I havent finished the book but it is going fast

I havent finished the book but it is going fast  Read Less

The only problem with words and rules is its packaging its marketed as a popular science book for the general public but unlike...  Read More

The only problem with words and rules is its packaging its marketed as a popular science book for the general public but unlike the language instinct and how the mind works it can probably only be properly appreciated by either serious language hobbyists or linguists i am both  Read Less

Its not that he is obscure or incoherent he is an engaging writer with a light touch rather he is steeped in this work has bee...  Read More

Its not that he is obscure or incoherent he is an engaging writer with a light touch rather he is steeped in this work has been for years and tends to forget that the reader is not and that the reader does not have an endless appetite for slight variations on an experimental theme that may confirm or falsify certain ideas or their competitors  Read Less

As an amateur linguist i found this book a tour de force

As an amateur linguist i found this book a tour de force  Read Less