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9 produkter
Don't Sleep, There are Snakes
Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Häftad, 2009
178 kr
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Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahãs, they converted him. He shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of …
Language
The Cultural Tool
Häftad, 2013
149 kr
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Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across cultures. It's as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found in all human societies. Language presents the bold and controversial idea that language is not an innate component of …
How Language Began
The Story of Humanity’s Greatest Invention
Häftad, 2018
186 kr
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In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin? What is it? And what is it for?Daniel Everett confounds the conventional wisdom that language originated with Homo sapiens 150,000 years ago …
How Language Began
The Story of Humanity’s Greatest Invention
E-bok, 2017
162 kr
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In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin? what is it? and what is it for?Daniel Everett confounds the conventional wisdom that language originated with Homo sapiens 150,000 years ago …
Born of the River
Life, Death and the Untamed Spirit of the Amazon
Inbunden, 2027
274 kr
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Daniel Everett went into the Amazon rainforest fifty years ago as a missionary, to convert the native population. Instead, they converted him.For decades, he studied their languages, lived among them, held their babies, shared their food, and most importantly, listened to their stories. Born of the …
Don't Sleep, There are Snakes
Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
E-bok, 2010
154 kr
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Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahãs, they converted him. He shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers'' startlingly original perceptions of …
Language
The Cultural Tool
E-bok, 2012
157 kr
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Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across cultures. It''s as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found in all human societies. Language presents the bold and controversial idea that language is not an innate component …
