Language as a Window into Human Nature
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"Language as a Window into Human Nature" is the subtitle of Steven Pinker's book *The Stuff of Thought*, which explores how language reveals the structure of human thought, emotion, and social relationships.
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book subtitle
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concept in psycholinguistics ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Steven Pinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
general readers interested in language
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students of linguistics and psychology ⓘ |
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linguistic analysis can clarify moral and legal reasoning
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patterns of naming and framing influence social debate ⓘ studying language illuminates universal aspects of human nature ⓘ |
| concerns |
interface between language and emotion
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interface between language and social cognition ⓘ interface between language and thought ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | strong linguistic relativity ⓘ |
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grammar encodes how humans conceptualize events
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language use reflects moral and social norms ⓘ linguistic structure mirrors conceptual structure ⓘ metaphor in language reveals underlying mental models ⓘ patterns in word use reveal cognitive processes ⓘ |
| describes | role of language in revealing human nature ⓘ |
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euphemism and dysphemism
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how naming affects perception of events ⓘ how people talk about agency and responsibility ⓘ how people talk about causation ⓘ how people talk about emotion ⓘ how people talk about relationships and politeness ⓘ how people talk about space and time ⓘ relationship between words and concepts ⓘ swearing and taboo language as clues to emotion ⓘ |
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cognitive science
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linguistics ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
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how language reflects human emotion
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how language reflects human thought ⓘ how language reflects social relationships ⓘ |
| perspective | cognitive and evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
philosophy of language
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pragmatics ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
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The Language Instinct
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The Stuff of Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ Words and Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitleOf | The Stuff of Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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language is constrained by innate cognitive structures
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moderate linguistic relativity ⓘ |
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courses on language and mind
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discussions of how language reveals cognition ⓘ popular science communication about language ⓘ |
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