"Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... Observer* Does language reflect the culture of a society? A delightful amalgam of cultural history and popular science, this book explores some of the most fascinating and controversial questions about lang...

"Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... Observer* Does language reflect the culture of a society? 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.