Language Hoax

Name: Language Hoax
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ISBN: 9780199361588

ISBN-10: 0199361584

ISBN-13: 9780199361588

Edition: 2014

Authors: John H. McWhorter

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Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think?This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John McWhorter argues that while this idea is mesmerizing, it is plainly wrong. It is language that reflects culture and worldview, not the other way around. The fact that a language has only one word for eat, drink, and smoke doesn't mean its speakers don't process the difference between food and…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/29/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 5.28" wide x 7.36" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English