
Myriad of Tongues
by Caleb Everett
Title:
Myriad of Tongues
Author:
Caleb Everett
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674976580
EAN:
9780674976580
Publication Date:
19/09/2023
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
580
Dimensions (mm):
216 x 147 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Exploring breakthroughs in language and cognition research, Caleb Everett finds that fundamentals of human perception are culturally encoded by the words and sentences we use. The experience of time, space, color, odor, and taste is substantially influenced by language, so that basic interactions with the world vary greatly across peoples.











