Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages, (Paperback)

from petterw

Does the language you speak affect the way you think? That´s what I call an intriguing and challenging premise for a book about languages and culture. Guy Deutcher hasn´t written a page turner, but it is hard not share his enthusiasm for his subject, although he at times uses a lot of pages to re...

from fist

This book deals mainly with the expression of colour and physical orientation in various languages and whether the perception, too, of these varies too for native speakers. Not super-easy, but highly interesting. I have now finally understood why Homer's sea was 'wine-red'. I still wonder, though...

from Magus_Manders

In Through the Language Glass, Guy Deutscher aims to show that the language with which one is raised has a definite affect on the way a person perceives and interprets their universe. That being the case, it may come as some surprise that he spends a large portion of the book refuting theories th...

from e2d2

An easy to read introduction to the complexities of linguistics and some of its intriguing possibilities. I would have liked to read more about how word choice and grammar affect thinking, but Deutscher makes it seem like there isn't enough research to make that correlation. Instead he takes a mo...

from Magus_Manders

In Through the Language Glass, Guy Deutscher aims to show that the language with which one is raised has a definite affect on the way a person perceives and interprets their universe. That being the case, it may come as some surprise that he spends a large portion of the book refuting theories th...