Through the Language Glass : : why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
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Language, culture, and thought -- Naming the rainbow -- A long-wave herring -- The rude populations inhabiting foreign lands -- Those who said our things before us -- Plato and the Macedonian swineherd -- Crying whorf -- Where the sun doesn't rise in the East -- Sex and syntax -- Russian blues -- Forgive us our ignorances.
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how--and whether--culture shapes language and language, culture.
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Much Better than You'd Expect! submitted by sdunav on June 16, 2014, 4:23pm Boring cover and title, fabulous, funny, well-written book about language and culture. Wonderful introduction to linguistics, along with weird trivia on how people see and divide the rainbow, time, and space. I loved it and will seek out other books by Deutscher.
Preaching to the choir?
submitted by Tee Chuan on August 3, 2016, 2:14pm
While informative, I feel that the author is just confirming what the reader is likely to have already been thinking.
This book is enjoyable to read, though.
PUBLISHED
New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780805081954
080508195X
SUBJECTS
Comparative linguistics.
Historical linguistics.
Language and languages in literature.