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Through the Mirror of Language

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Through the Mirror of Language
6.99 €
Why do objects in English have no genus category, while in Swahili, on the contrary, they have many genera? Why did the great Homer persistently call the green Aegean Sea "wine-colored"? Why did the inhabitants of the ancient Middle Ages never come to a conclusion whether to consider slaves grammatically animate or inanimate objects? And, finally, what linguistic surprises can make the life of an aspiring translator of poetry a living hell?
Guy Deutscher's book "Through the Mirror of Language" is one of those few popular science works that become literary sensations and international bestsellers. And can it be otherwise, if in this brilliant, witty work, the author humorously talks about such serious and important things for everyone as the influence language has on our thinking and mentality - and sometimes on the fate of entire nations?
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