Through the Language Glass : Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (9780312610494)

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An Economist Best Book of 2010
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The debate is ages old: Where does language come from? Is it an artifact of our culture or written in our very DNA? In recent years, the leading linguists have seemingly settled the issue: all languages are fundamentally the same and the particular language we speak does not shape our thinking in any significant way. Guy Deutscher says they're wrong. From Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Amazon, and through a strange and dazzling history of the color blue, Deutscher argues that our mother tongues do indeed shape our experiences of the world. Audacious, delightful, and provocative, Through the Language Glass is destined to become a classic of intellectual discovery.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 304 pages
• Dimensions 157 x 235 x 26mm | 408g
• Publication date 30 Aug 2011
• Publisher St Martin's Press
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note Figures; Halftones, color
• ISBN10 0312610491
• ISBN13 9780312610494
• Bestsellers rank 142,109

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