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The language hoax : why the world looks the same in any language

Title
  1. The language hoax : why the world looks the same in any language / John H. McWhorter.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
  2. ©2014
Author
  1. McWhorter, John H.

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Description
  1. xx, 182 pages; 19 cm
Subject
  1. Language and culture
  2. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Contents
  1. Studies have shown -- Having it both ways? -- An interregnum : on culture -- Dissing the Chinese -- What's the worldview from English? -- Respect for humanity.
Call number
  1. JFC 16-135
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. McWhorter, John H., author.
Title
  1. The language hoax : why the world looks the same in any language / John H. McWhorter.
Publisher
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Copyright date
  1. ©2014
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2013033221
ISBN
  1. 9780199361588 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 0199361584 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFC 16-135
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