"An assured guide" (New Scientist) to the relationship between the language we speak and our perception of such fundamentals of experience as time, space, color, and smells.We tend to assume that all languages categorize ideas and objects similarly, reflecting our common human experience. But this isn’t the case. When we look closely, we find that many basic concepts are not universal, and that speakers of different languages literally see and think about the world...

Woran denken Sie, wenn Sie das Wort "blubber" hören, und wie würden Sie die Farben der untergehenden Sonne am Himmel beschreiben? Wir neigen zu der Annahme, dass alle Sprachen auf der Welt Ideen und Objekte auf die für uns natürliche Weise beschreiben. Beim genauen Hinsehen erkennen wir jedoch, dass das nicht immer der Fall ist und dass die Sprecher verschiedener Sprachen die Welt buchstäblich anders sehen. Denn jeder Sprachraum hat eine einzigartige Vorstellung von Zeit, Raum, Farbe und s...

“A fascinating book.”—James Ryerson, New York Times Book ReviewA Smithsonian Best Science Book of the YearWinner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Language & LinguisticsCarved into our past and woven into our present, numbers shape our perceptions of the world far more than we think. In this sweeping account of how the invention of numbers sparked a revolution in human thought and culture, Caleb Everett dra...

Al contrario que prácticamente todos los libros que tratan de los números, debidos a matemáticos o construidos desde las perspectivas de estos, LOS NÚMEROS NOS HICIERON COMO SOMOS se mueve en territorios muy diferentes, los propios de disciplinas como la Psicología, la Antropología o la Lingüística.Su autor, el antropólogo CALEB EVERETT, muestra que los números son en realidad una invención con base lingüística característica de nuestra especie. Las cantidades existen en la natural...

L’affascinante racconto del lungo processo con il quale i numeri sono giunti a potenziare le capacità cognitive della nostra specie, dando avvio a una vera e propria rivoluzione nella cultura dell’uomo.

This book "A Fleeting Visitor" is a collection of short poems from poets and writers around the globe. A sit back and relax book for poem lovers, book readers, and quality time spenders. A mandatory book to add to your collection and in your libraries. Especially the poems like "Bumpy Road", "Homeless Gifts", "Worry", "The City Roar", and "No Brexit" are some masterpieces that will win your heart for sure.So go ahead, get one today for yourself, or gift your friends, relatives, and...