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My reading spot for the weekend… #assuan #aswan

The topics covered in this book are right up my alley, but I couldn‘t believe the racist terminology in referring to Indigenous peoples and languages (savages, primitive, etc.). It read like something written in the 1980s (or earlier), not 2010.

I‘ve already got 4-5 books on the go but couldn‘t resist an interesting pick from the library.

Loved this Blink. It deals with colours and language.

What was first? The recognition of the colours or the words for the colours?

So, so interesting. Not only to learn that different languages and cultures have sometimes different names for colours, but also to learn that there is a certain sequence in which words for colours develop and that it is the same in every language. And that there is a reason for this sequence.

Much recommended‼️

I‘ve been in a reading slump lately so I think I‘ll try to read a bit of this tonight before I completely fall asleep 😴

This book was informative while still being fun to read and not to complicated. Everything was perfectly described and entertaining to think about.
Especially the parts about the german language were very funny to me. I don't feel like I have a very orderly mind 😂

The first book I ever bought because of Litsy! I found it in a post and thought it sounds very interesting, sadly I forgot where I saw it. I love this about Litsy: Finding new wonderful things all the time. Let's hope this book will be the first one in a long row! 😁

This was an incredibly fun read! It's not perfect - there were certain topics Deutscher left out that I would have loved to read more about and others which he elaborated way too much - but overall it was not only an informative read but I actually enjoyed his writing style and his sense of humour. As someone who wasn't very familiar with the topic before there were some moments where I were truly amazed.

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This might be the most funny scientific book I ever read. Even as a German (or maybe specifically as a German?) who Deutscher seemingly really likes to make fun of I'm laughing quiet a lot.

#TBRtemptation post 4! This masterpiece of linguistics scholarship by the acclaimed linguist looks at the fundamental question of how and whether language shapes culture or vice versa. Can different languages lead to different thoughts? He says yes. From Homer to Darwin, Yale to the Amazon, from naming the rainbow to Russian turns of gender terms, this study sounds quite illuminating! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

“In German [...] there are at least seven different ways of forming plurals“

I see why german might seem confusing😂

Reading a bit on the train to Berlin