Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages

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  • Interesting insights into languages ​​and very entertaining to read  

    Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages ​​(Paperback)
    The American-style academic world, the German clearly expected that even academic texts are fun to read. And that applies to Deutscher's book! In English Original his polished style is simply gorgeous, and his presentation breaks even at Drögen Threa
  • Fascinating stuff, but a bit long-winded.  

    Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages ​​(Paperback)
    This book is not just a collection of anecdotes and descriptions of various experiments in the field of linguistics, it is a journey through the history of a Certain Area of ​​Linguistics starting in the early 19th century up to today. Guy German Exp
  • Fascinating study of how our language shapes how we see the world  

    Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages ​​(Paperback)
    This is not the usual sort of book I did review - Language & Linguistics is a bit more upmarket than the usual romance or vampire novels did I tend to read. HOWEVER, I was browsing in a bookshop in Berlin and among the 'English Books' I saw this book