A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think

by Caleb Everett

"An assured guide" (New Scientist) to the relationship between the language we speak and our perception of such fundamentals of experience as time, space, color, and smells.

We tend to assume that all languages categorize ideas and objects similarly, reflecting our common human experience. But this isn't the case. When we look closely, we find that many basic concepts are not universal, and that speakers of different languages literally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674976584
• ISBN13: 9780674976580
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"