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Through the Mirror of Language

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Through the Mirror of Language
14.99 €

Why do objects in
English have no gender category, while in Swahili, on the contrary,
there are many genders? Why did the great Homer stubbornly call the green Aegean Sea
"wine-colored"? Why did the inhabitants of ancient Mesopotamia never
come to a conclusion whether slaves were grammatically animate or
inanimate objects? And finally, what linguistic surprises can
make life hell for a budding poetry translator?

Guy Deutscher's book "Through the Mirror of Language" – one of those few
popular science works that become literary sensations and
international bestsellers.

And could it be otherwise, if in this brilliant, witty work
the author humorously tells about such serious and important things for every
person as the influence that language has on our thinking and
mentality – and sometimes even on the fate of entire nations?

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