Don't sleep, there are snakes : life and language in the Amazonian jungle
Daniel L. Everett (Author)
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
1 online resource (xviii, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map
9781847651228, 9781283269872, 1847651224, 1283269872
697120604
Some Notes on the Pirahã Language as Used in This Book
Preface
Map
Prologue
Part One: LIFE
Part Two: LANGUAGE
Part Three: CONCLUSION
Epilogue: Why Care about Other Cultures and Languages?
Includes index