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Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think and, just as important, how we perceive the world. Observer *Does language reflect the culture of a society? *Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? *Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? In Through the Language Glass, acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that, contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. A delightful amalgam of cultural history and popular science, this book explores some of the most fascinating and controversial questions about language, culture and the human mind.

Historical linguistics --- Taalwetenschap ; geschiedenis --- Vergelijkende taalwetenschap --- 81 --- cultuur --- taalwetenschap en talen --- Linguistique historique. --- Langage et culture. --- Linguistique comparée.

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This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. It starts with a presentation of the languages of the family (from English and the other Germanic languages, the Celtic and Slavic languages, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit through Armenian and Albanian) and a discussion of the culture and origin of the Indo-Europeans, the speakers of the Indo-European proto-language.The reader is introduced into the nature of language change and the methods of reconstruction of older language stages, with many examples (from the Indo-European languages). A full description is gi

Indo-European languages --- Historical linguistics --- Comparative linguistics --- Grammar --- Comparative linguistics. --- Historical linguistics. --- Langues indo-européennes --- Linguistique comparée --- Linguistique historique --- Grammar, Comparative. --- Grammaire comparée --- Grammar, Comparative --- Languages & Literatures --- Philology & Linguistics --- Langues indo-européennes --- Linguistique comparée --- Grammaire comparée --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Comparative philology --- Philology, Comparative --- History --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- Grammaire comparée. --- Indoeuropeiska språk --- Indogermanisch. --- Indogermanische Sprachen. --- Jämförande språkvetenskap. --- Linguistik. --- Rekonstruktion. --- Sprachwandel. --- Språkhistoria. --- Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft. --- Jämförande grammatik. --- Indo-European languages - Grammar, Comparative