Guy Deutscher Livres

Language is mankind's greatest invention-except, of course, that it was never invented." So begins linguist Guy Deutscher's enthralling investigation into the genesis and evolution of language. If we started off with rudimentary utterances on the level of "man throw spear," how did we end up with sophisticated grammars, enormous vocabularies, and intricately nuanced degrees of meaning?Drawing on recent groundbreaking discoveries in modern linguistics, Deutscher exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication, giving us fresh insight into how language emerges, evolves, and decays. He traces the evolution of linguistic complexity from an early "Me Tarzan" stage to such elaborate single-word constructions as the Turkish sehirlilestiremediklerimizdensiniz ("you are one of those whom we couldn't turn into a town dweller"). Arguing that destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined, Deutscher shows how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, new structures, and new meanings.

"Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think and, just as important, how we perceive the world." Observer *Does language reflect the culture of a society? *Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? *Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? In Through the Language Glass, acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that, contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. 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.

The book explores the consequences of climate warming and environmental disorder stemming from a free trade economic growth model that neglects its ecological impact. It highlights the disconnect between economists and scientists, emphasizing the need for collaboration to address these pressing issues. The narrative critiques the current economic framework and advocates for a more integrated approach to understanding the relationship between economic practices and environmental sustainability.

"GUY DEUTSCHER ERFINDET DIE SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT NEU." - SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG Fast so alt wie die Sprache, diese größte «Erfindung» der Menschheit, scheint die Rede von ihrem Niedergang zu sein. Doch die gleichen Kräfte, die ihren Verfall befeuern, haben die beispiellose Entwicklung der Sprache überhaupt möglich gemacht. Klug, ungeheuer kenntnisreich und voller Witz vermittelt Guy Deutscher die neuesten Erkenntnisse der Linguistik und beschreibt, wie alltägliche Gewohnheiten die eindrucksvollsten Sprachstrukturen hervor- und auch wieder zu Fall bringen. "Guy Deutscher schafft es, die Komplexitäten der Grammatik lebensnah aufzudröseln." - Tagesspiegel "Du Jane, ich Goethe" als Paperback Adaptiert mit zahlreichen Beispielen aus der deutschen Sprachgeschichte (Originaltitel "The Unfolding Of Language")