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Don't Sleep, There are Snakes - Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle - Everett, Daniel L

Don't Sleep, There are Snakes - Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle

Author
Everett, Daniel L
Price
NZ$20.00
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A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Piraha, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. Daniel Everett arrived among the Piraha with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became obsessed with their language and its cultural and linguistic implications. The Piraha have no counting system, no fixed terms for colour, no concept of war, and no personal property. Everett was so impressed with their peaceful way of life that he eventually lost faith in the God he'd hoped to introduce to them, and instead devoted his life to the science of linguistics....

Format
Second hand Paperback
ISBN
9780307386120
Catalog
SKU
135304

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