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Steven Pinker 談語言與思想

Filmed Jul 2005 • Posted Sep 2007TEDGlobal 2005
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Steven Pinker 獨家帶我們一窺他的著作 "The Stuff of Thought",探討語言、語言如何表達我們的思想--以及我們所使用的話語傳達的意含如何超乎我們的想像。

Linguist Steven Pinker questions the very nature of our thoughts -- the way we use words, how we learn, and how we relate to others. In his best-selling books, he has brought sophisticated language analysis to bear on topics of wide general interest. Full bio »

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