Language: The Cultural Tool by Daniel L. Everett

Language: The Cultural Tool

Daniel L. Everett

368 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction science informative reflective slow-paced
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A bold and provocative study that presents language not as an innate component of the brain—as most linguists do—but as an essential tool unique to each culture worldwide. For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is...

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