Through the Language Glass
Guy DeutscherA careful modern answer to the old question of whether language shapes thought.
Why It's Lindy
A careful modern answer to the old question of whether language shapes thought. Deutscher avoids both naive determinism and naive dismissal, using color, space, gender, and grammar to show how languages guide attention. It is the rare popular linguistics book that makes the subject more precise rather than fuzzier.
About This Volume
An accessible investigation into how language, culture, color terms, gender, and grammar shape habits of thought without imprisoning the mind.
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Why should I read Through the Language Glass?
A careful modern answer to the old question of whether language shapes thought. Deutscher avoids both naive determinism and naive dismissal, using color, space, gender, and grammar to show how languages guide attention. It is the rare popular linguistics book that makes the subject more precise rather than fuzzier.
What is Through the Language Glass about?
An accessible investigation into how language, culture, color terms, gender, and grammar shape habits of thought without imprisoning the mind.
