283 Seiten
Sprache: English
Am 2008 von Pantheon Books veröffentlicht.
4 Sterne
(1 Rezension)
A linguist offers a thought-provoking account of his experiences and discoveries while living with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians living in central Brazil and a people possessing a language that defies accepted linguistic theories and reflects a culture that has no counting system, concept of war, or personal property, and lives entirely in the present.
Themen
- Pirahá Indians -- Amazon River Region -- Social life and customs
- Pirahá dialect -- Social aspects -- Amazon River Region
- Jungles -- Amazon River Region
- Amazon River Region -- Social life and customs