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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Language mirrors culture.
Chapter 3: Lazarus Geiger prompted us to ask whether differences in language arise from arbitrary naming alone or perception.
Chapter 4: Our color words reflect culture rather than our visual abilities alone.
Chapter 5: The research of Brent Berlin and Paul Kay reinforced the notion that color concepts derive from both culture and nature alike.
Chapter 6: Language mirrors culture via the complexity of its grammatical structures.
Chapter 7: Languages can shape our thoughts by dictating what we are required to express.
Chapter 8: Gendered nouns reveal another way language influences how we think.
Chapter 9: How languages describe spatial relations can directly influence the way we think.
Chapter 10: Speakers of different languages perceive color differently.
Description
Through the Language Glass (2010) explores the many ways in which language both reflects and influences our culture. By exploring the different ways that languages deal with space, gender and color, the book demonstrates just how fundamentally the language you speak alters your perception of the world.
Who Should Listen
- People interested in language and how it affects us
- Anyone interested in how the brain works
- Linguistics students