Through the Language Glass av Guy Deutscher

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<p>"Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... <b>he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think</b> and, just as important, how we perceive the world." Observer</p><p><b>*Does language reflect the culture of a society?</b><br><b>*Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world?</b><br><b>*Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts?</b></p><p>In <i>Through the Language Glass</i>, acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that, contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. A delightful amalgam of cultural history and popular science, this book<b> explores some of the most fascinating and controversial questions about language, culture and the human mind</b>.</p>