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Through the language glass : why the world looks different in other languages / Guy Deutscher.

Deutscher, Guy, 1969-
2010
P140 .D487 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Through the language glass : why the world looks different in other languages / Guy Deutscher.
Author
Deutscher, Guy, 1969-
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780805081954
080508195X
Published
New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Description
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Call Number
P140 .D487 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
410
Summary
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how--and whether--culture shapes language and language, culture.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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