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'The Language Instinct' by Steven Pinker

What does Pinker claim that language isn't?

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Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.

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The Language Instinct