Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language, (Paperback)

from akswede

I liked this book, but I didn't love it. As a linguist, the various tidbits of language acquisition theory the author explains are not new to me, but it was interesting to see them explained in general terms. However, that wasn't the part that bothered me. Eventually I got really tired of the plo...

from karenlisa

Dreaming in Hindi By Katherine Russell Rich Memoir of a year journey to study Hindi in Udaipur, India. Katherine is a writer/editor in New York City. She is divorced, 45 years old and has battled cancer for the last 10 years. Something is missing. Her life feels narrow. She needs "something" and ...

from Lakenvelder

his interesting chronicle Katherine Rich details her yearlong experience learning Hindi in Udaipur. The book is sometimes a little difficult because it changes directions at times to explain the learning process of learning another language and learning sigh language.

from Lindoula

I liked this book, but I didn't love it. As a linguist, the various tidbits of language acquisition theory the author explains are not new to me, but it was interesting to see them explained in general terms. However, that wasn't the part that bothered me. Eventually I got really tired of the plo...

from Eye_Gee

I have long been intrigued by the idea that the language we speak influences the way we think, so I was excited to find this book. I am also partial to books about India, so I bought it without hesitation. Unfortunately, I found it a disappointing read. From the beginning there was something abou...