The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language Audiobook

" I was calling Steven Pinker Jake's boyfriend long before Judd Apatow invented the bromance. Anyway, now I see why Jake loves him so much. "

" This book was doubly interesting as I watched my daughter develop language. "

" fascinating book if you are into language - the history of languages, how children develop language, idiosyncrasies in language, etc. It's basically a textbook but a very interesting one at that. "

" The audiobook version from Brilliance audio is narrated by an automaton, making it almost impossible to enjoy any insights provided by Pinker. I highly recommend avoiding this version at all costs! "

" Great survey of linguistics by an apparently fairly well respected dude from MIT. "

" A classic of popular (and at times, fairly academic) linguistics. The ideal gift for someone with an interest in language who's tired of hearing nothing about it in the mainstream but arguments over "proper" English and word origin fairy tales. "

" It is quite dense but extremely interesting!!!!! Pinker has written many books that I would like to get my hands on some day. He really makes you think and, in my opinion, that's what makes a great book! "

" popular science writing at its best "

" explains a lot about how language is an extinct. important to read if you want to engage in contemporary debates relating to human mind. "

" A great popular introduction to cognitive linguistics. Pinker is a master at explaining complex ideas to simpletons like myself... "

" As a writer, this book of Dr. Pinker's is my bible, the go-to book when I need clarification about the vagaries of our language. What's more, if you want a chance to "enjoy" grammar and language, pick up this book today. It's a gem on my bookshelf. "

" Irritating book full of too-clever anecdotes. Some interesting information, but still. Eh. "

" I found this book to be a very interesting perspective on launguage. The examples were fascinating. "

" One of the best introductions to linguistics I've ever read. Absolutely recommended for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about language. "

" mostly just presents what is already widely accepted in linguistics in a readable way, if i remember. of course, linguistics has completely changed in the last 50 years or so. "

" This was in my reading list before I started university, to get a taste of what Linguistics is all about. It's actually quite well-written, covers many of the main topics, and does it all in a conversational tone, easy to understand. "

" If you're into linguistics, read this. In fact, read anything by Pinker. No, really. "

" Didn't finish this one. Oh well. The description made it sound very, very interesting, but it just didn't engage me. Nuggets of relevance amid mountains and mountains of sentence diagramming and deconstruction. Don't expect to go back and finish it either. Oh well. "

" had a lot of interesting case studies, which seemed to be more interesting than the rest of the content of the book which was written in such language as to be very slow and labored reading. Kind of ironic when you think about the subject matter... "

" Not just fascinating but witty and well written too. "

" This is a fantastic book. It describes in great detail, yet in layman terms, how the linguistic portion of our brain works. It also points out how all human minds are alike in this respect. It helped me understand a great deal about how we think in terms of language. "