[PDF.72ls] Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures)

Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures)

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 | #35582 in Books |  Everett, Daniel L. |  2009-11-03 |  2009-11-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.70 x5.20l,.65 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

 | Vintage Books USA

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|From Publishers Weekly|Signature ed by Christine KenneallyThe ways language and thought intertwine have long intrigued scientists. Does language shape the way we see the world? Does the world influence the structure of language? Do we think in word

A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. Daniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became obsessed with their language and its cultural and linguistic implications. The Pirahã have no counting system, no fixe...

You easily download any file type for your device.Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures)   |  Daniel L. Everett. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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