Steven Pinker is very interested in language:
Steven Pinker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He brought out a book, starting with Chomsky's theory that we are born with a capacity for language:
The Language Instinct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Language Instinct | Department of Psychology
He has produced lots of accessible material:
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain - YouTube
Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal | Talk Video | TED.com
RSA Animate - Language as a Window into Human Nature - YouTube
He's got a new book out:
The Sense of Style review – lessons in how to write | Books | The Guardian
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century | Department of Psychology
BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, The Brethren; The Sense of Style
BBC Radio 3 - Free Thinking, Language
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