THROUGH THE LANGUAGE GLASS
WHY THE WORLD LOOKS DIFFERENT IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of howand whetherculture shapes language and language, cultureLinguistics has long shied away from claiming any link between a language and the culture of i ts speakers: too much simplistic (even bigoted) chatter about the romance of Italian and the goose-stepping orderliness of German ha s made serious thinkers wary of the entire subject. But now, acclaimed linguist Guy Deutscher has dared to reopen the issue. Can cul ture influ...Status: Available for online purchase in 10-15 days
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DetailsVINTAGE (UK)
2011
320 Pages
Format: Rústica
ISBN: 9780099505570
Language: INGLÉSCategory: Linguistic Essay