Through the language glass

why the world looks different in other languages

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Guy Deutscher: Through the language glass (2011, Picador)

304 pages

English language

Published Dec. 17, 2011 by Picador.

ISBN:
978-0-312-61049-4
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OCLC Number:
712116644

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A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how--and whether--culture shapes language and language, culture. How languages deal with color is given particular emphasis.

7 editions

Subjects

  • Historical linguistics
  • Language and languages in literature
  • Language and color
  • Comparative linguistics