The problem with replacing older terms with newer, allegedly more sensitive ones is that a replacement term inevitably takes on the same negative associations that the old term had accreted. The psychologist Steven Pinker calls ...
The problem with replacing older terms with newer, allegedly more sensitive ones is that a replacement term inevitably takes on the same negative associations that the old term had accreted. The psychologist Steven Pinker calls ...
All of this is to say that Steven Pinker is not at all like Michael Jordan. Imagine the utteraweand sheer terror you'd feel if Michael Jordan had actually been good at baseball, as good as, say, Babe Ruth. And then you learn that it's not even his best sport. That's ...
You’d hardly think you need to learn how to use a full stop, an em-dash, or a semicolon; you’re already old enough to know that. Sadly, I see time after time what otherwise would be great pieces of content get ruined by its incorrect punctuation marks. You can see your punctuatio...
They're the atomic equivalents of wobbly old buildings: sooner or later, they're bound to fall apart, splitting into bits like a large building tumbling to the ground and releasing energy on the way. When large atoms split into one or more smaller atoms, giving off other particles and ...
Punctuation is one of the most overlooked elements of grammar for the simple fact it’s really obvious. You’d hardly think you need to learn how to use a full stop, an em-dash, or a semicolon; you’re already old enough to know that. ...
In order to avoid redundancy, however, a language, form, or gloss is not repeated if it is identical to the corresponding item in the immediately preceding stage. In the etymology shown for cabin, the different Middle English, Old French, and Late Latin forms all have the same gloss, ...
作者:[美]史蒂芬·平克(StevenPinker)著;欧阳明亮译出版:浙江人民出版社 2015.5丛书:心视界页数:492定价:109.90 元ISBN-13:9787213066559ISBN-10:7213066552 去豆瓣看看 想要 拥有 110 + 100% 目录作者简介内容简介 一扇了解语言器官、破解语法基因、进入人类心智的大门;一个关于语言问题专业的答案;一些令人信服、...
The Feminine Mystique is 50 years old; do you know where your equality is? Here’s a hint: if you’re a woman living in America, it’s still pretty far out of reach. Because for as far as women have come in the ol’ US of A, the fact is that the state of affairs here–compa...
Steven Pinker tackles a few different ideas in a stylish way. This book is suitable for writers, bloggers and not only. He underlines the necessity of good writing in terms of communication. Whether you want to write a bestseller, enhance your communication or simply adding some beauty to ...