Words and Rules

An "excellent work of popular science" ( New Republic ) by a New York Times- bestselling author that unites history and science to reveal how the mind does language In Words and Rules , Steven Pinker explores profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively simple phenomenon -- regular and irregular verbs -- and examining it from every angle. With humor and verve, he covers an astonishing array of topics in the sciences and humanities, from the history of languages to how to simulate lang