A review by biblioauds
The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language by John H. McWhorter

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

A fascinating and even humorous book in which McWhorter attempts to debunk both the Whorfian myths of the media as well as question the Neo-Whorfian revival. This book really had me questioning how much finding "evidence" towards something holds up when it is both inconsequential and trivial. A must-read for any linguistics student or enthusiast, in which readers find out that the Whorfian myth is not as attractive as it seems, progressivism can be hurtful, and the truth about language and thought is actually far more appealing.