The Language Instinct

THE FIRST EDITION, 1994 — the book that made Pinker a public figure and the popular case for language as an evolved instinct rather than a cultural invention. Copyright 1994; ISBN 0-688-12141-1; book design by Charlotte Staub; the number line reads 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and the page states FIRST EDITION. The jacket carries Noam Chomsky\u2019s endorsement — \u201cAn extremely valuable book\u201d — and cover art by Cozzolino. The Library also holds the 1995 HarperPerennial paperback of the same title.