About This Book
In this exhilarating book, Steven Pinker asserts that language should not be seen as a cultural artefact that we learn in the way we learn to tell the time, but as a distinct part of the biological make-up of our brains.
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Reading Time Estimates
11h 17m
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180 WPM
8h 7m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 48m
fast reader
350 WPM
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