TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - Words and rules :the ingredients of language / DA - c2000. CY - New York : AU - Pinker, Steven, ET - 1st Perennial ed. CN - P106 CN - P106 PB - Perennial, PP - New York : PY - c2000. ID - 452512 KW - Language and languages. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general SN - 0060958405 (pbk.) SN - 9780060958404 (pbk.) TI - Words and rules :the ingredients of language / ER -