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全书通过分析动词过去式和名词复数的规则和不规则现象,来解释语言和思维的本质问题。通过这一现象,Pinker把一系列认知、哲学和语言学等主题联系在一起。这些主题围绕的核心就是:语言由单词和规则两部分构成。
The book explains the nature of language and thinking by analyzing the rules and irregularities of verb tense and nouns plural. Through this phenomenon, Pinker linked a series of topics such as cognition, philosophy and linguistics. At the heart of these topics is the language that consists of words and rules.