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Educating Eve

Educating Eve: The 'Language Instinct' Debate is a book by Geoffrey Sampson, providing arguments against Noam Chomsky's theory of a human instinct for (first) language acquisition. Sampson explains the original title of the book as a deliberate allusion to Educating Rita (1980), and uses the plot of that play to illustrate his argument. Sampson's book is…

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Author
Geoffrey Sampson
Genre
Non-fiction (Linguistics)
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group
Dewey Decimal
401 21
Followed by
The 'Language Instinct' Debate. Revised edition.

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related to overview · 8
Educating Eve → But, Educating Eve The, Eve, Geoffrey Sampson, He, Paul Postal, Sampson, She
Author · 1
Educating Eve → Geoffrey Sampson
Dewey Decimal · 1
Educating Eve → 401 21
Followed by · 1
Educating Eve → The 'Language Instinct' Debate. Revised edition.
Genre · 1
Educating Eve → Non-fiction (Linguistics)
ISBN · 1
Educating Eve → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
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Educating Eve → English
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Educating Eve → P37.5.I55 S26 1997
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Educating Eve → Print (Hardback)
Original title · 1
Educating Eve → Educating Eve

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Educating EveLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Educating EveLC ClassP37.5.I55 S26 19971.00infobox
Educating EveMedia typePrint (Hardback)1.00infobox
Educating EveOriginal titleEducating Eve1.00infobox
Educating EvePublication date19971.00infobox
Educating EvePublication placeUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Educating EvePublisherContinuum International Publishing Group1.00infobox

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