The Stuff of Thought, (Paperback)

from petterw

This is a truly fascinating book, really putting in perspective for me how language is a window into human nature. It is packed with facts, stories, examples and pure knowledge. There is just a bit too much of it, and some of it is too scholarly for my taste. Pinker uses too much space to explain...

from jimocracy

This book really made me think about thought and about human language. I especially enjoyed the chapter on profanity. Admittedly, some parts of the book were dry for my tastes but in a lot of places, the author made some very good analyses and seemed to show some real insight.

from petterw

This is a truly fascinating book, really putting in perspective for me how language is a window into human nature. It is packed with facts, stories, examples and pure knowledge. There is just a bit too much of it, and some of it is too scholarly for my taste. Pinker uses too much space to explain...

from cabanyalblue

Steven Pinker really is an amazing writer: amazing for his ability to attract crank reviews for his books. Let's take KromesTomes's review as our example: one star, with the main (or rather the only) criticism being that Pinker is a 'terribly "loose" writer'. Now, for me, this is strange. It is e...

from skent

An amazing look at our language, with much insight into what linguistics & semantics are all about. Pinker lets the novice become privy to what experts / academics are looking into. Witty, full of neat examples. Chapters on names, taboo words, metaphor etc.