@article{452512, author = {Pinker, Steven,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/452512}, title = {Words and rules : the ingredients of language /}, publisher = {Perennial,}, abstract = {How does language work, and how do we learn to speak? Why do languages change over time, and why do they have so many quirks and irregularities? In this book, the profound mysteries of language are explored.}, recid = {452512}, pages = {xi, 349 p. :}, address = {New York :}, year = {2000}, }