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Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle Main edition
Everett, Daniel (Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University)
Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle Main edition
Everett, Daniel (Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University)
Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world.
320 pages, 8 page colour plate section
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 6, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9781846680403 |
Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 133 × 197 × 22 mm · 242 g |
Language | English |
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