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

The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language

John H. McWhorter

182 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction science informative reflective slow-paced
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Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This sh...

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