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The Unfolding of Language by Guy Deutscher
Category: Science & Natural History
'Language is mankind's greatest invention - except of course, that it was never invented.' So begins Guy Deutscher's enthralling investigation into the evolution of language. No one believes that the Roman Senate sat down one day to design the complex system that is Latin grammar, and few believe, these ...Show more
The Unfolding of Language by Guy Deutscher
Category: Culture
'He really ought to be read...by anyone who persists in complaining that the English language is going to the dogs...interesting and substantial' Nicholas Bagnal Sunday Telegraph Blending the spirit of Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue with the science of Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct, The Unfol ...Show more
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Research Fellow in Historical Linguistics Guy Deutscher (St. John's College, University of Cambridge)
Category: History
Blending the spirit of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" with the science of "The Language Instinct," an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and mysterious-of human creations: Language Language is mankind's greatest invention-except, of course, that it was never invented." So begins l ...Show more
Through the Language Glass : Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher
Category: Languages and Reference
'Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics...he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think and, just as important, how we perceive the world' - "Observer". Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is o ...Show more
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