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The Language Instinct

1994 written work by Steven Pinker
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The Language Instinct

Summary

The Language Instinct is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Language Instinct authored Steven Pinker[3].
  • The Language Instinct's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Language Instinct's publisher is recorded as William Morrow[5].
  • The Language Instinct's genre is recorded as essay[6].
  • The Language Instinct's followed by is recorded as How the Mind Works[7].
  • The Language Instinct's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Language Instinct's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Language Instinct's publication date is recorded as +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Language Instinct's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k4mj[11].
  • The Language Instinct's Open Library ID is recorded as OL477848W[12].
  • The Language Instinct's has edition or translation is recorded as The Language Instinct[13].
  • The Language Instinct's main subject is recorded as linguistics[14].
  • The Language Instinct's main subject is recorded as psycholinguistics[15].
  • The Language Instinct's main subject is recorded as evolutionary psychology[16].
  • The Language Instinct's main subject is recorded as evolutionary psychology of language[17].
  • The Language Instinct's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 3585[18].
  • The Language Instinct's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Language Instinct'}[19].
  • The Language Instinct's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How the Mind Creates Language'}[20].
  • The Language Instinct's Quora topic ID is recorded as Language-Instinct[21].
  • The Language Instinct's OCLC work ID is recorded as 750169314[22].
  • The Language Instinct's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 2422982[23].

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Designation and Status

The Language Instinct's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Language Instinct ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

evolutionary psychology linguistics Steven Pinker United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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