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S'està carregant… The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (2007)de Steven Pinker
   Top Five Books of 2013 (1,040) » 3 més No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   ) oranje | Oct 13, 2022 |   ) liannecollins | Jun 10, 2022 | arosoff | Jul 10, 2021 | Like before, the material is heavy, not all that accessible (depending on the chapter, too), but Pinker expresses himself as clearly as possible and with the occasional wink/touch of humour. The book shows us how we humans play with language. We use words in various ways, give them literal and figurative meanings to express ourselves, our emotions, use them for plays on words, etc. in a way that fits the circumstances. Semantics, pragmatics, different contexts (historical, political, personal, ...), taboo words, the technicalities of language, the politics, ... It's all there. Not only language is discussed here, but the sociological glasses were also used for this look into human nature with regards to language. All in all, another recommended work by Steven Pinker. ( ) TechThing | Jan 22, 2021 | ) Gary46 | Oct 27, 2020 |
 Linguistic determinism is just one of the foes Pinker takes on. He engages with a number of rival theories of language. Sometimes he cuts a few argumentative corners in the interests of mounting a persuasive case. Still, it is not hard to forgive him. He may be partisan, but he is never boring. And he does know a lot about words. Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsAbreujat a
Psychologist Pinker explains how the mind works in a completely new way--by examining how we use words. Every time we swear, we reveal something about human emotions. When we use an innuendo to convey a bribe, threat, or sexual come-on (rather than just blurting it out), we disclose something about human relationships. Our use of prepositions and tenses tap into peculiarly human concepts of space and time, and our nouns and verbs tap into mental models of matter and causation. Even the names we give our babies, as they change from decade to decade, have important things to day about our relations to our children and to society. Pinker takes on both scientific questions--such as whether language affects thought, and which of our concepts are innate--and questions from the headlines and everyday life.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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