The Language Instinct (1994) by Steven Pinker argues that human language is a biological adaptation—an instinct rather than a cultural invention—drawing on Chomsky's generative grammar and evolutionary psychology.
Made Chomsky's linguistic insights accessible to a popular audience; integrated linguistics with evolutionary psychology.
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