The Stuff of Thought by Steven PinkerCall Number: TOK 401 PIN
ISBN: 9780143114246
Publication Date: 2008-08-26
Examines how the mind works through the human use of language such as the use of innuendo, swearing, prepositions, tenses, nouns, verbs, names, and humor. Suggests that human thoughts and language both draw from core ideas like space, force, dominance, kinship, and contamination.