The Language Hoax
Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language
by John H. McWhorter
182 pages· 2014· ISBN 9780199361588
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Challenges the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which claims that the language people speak shapes the way they perceive the world, arguing against the use of language as a lens through which to better understand human nature.
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