About this title: This book presents some of the most stimulating ideas on mind and meaning I have ever read. It is a book that has far-reaching consequences and is sure to rattle the foundations of thinking and research in the cognitive sciences.
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226468044ISBN:0226468046
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780226468044ISBN:0226468046
Description: Good. Size: 10.28; 1990. University of Chicago Press. Paperback. Edge and corner wear. No store stamps, owner names, or other writings. read more
Edition: 1997th ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780226468044ISBN:0226468046
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Small tear on front cover, title page. Binding uncreased, inner pages clean and unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 632 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chicago, Chicago
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780226468044ISBN:0226468046
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780226468044ISBN:0226468046
Description: New. This book presents some of the most stimulating ideas on mind and meaning I have ever read. It is a book that has far-reaching consequences and is sure to rattle the foundations of thinking and research in the cognitive sciences. read more
"This is a well-written, fascinating book about the way that our minds categorize the world around us through metaphor, metonymy, and other grammatical tools.
I haven't read such a overwhelmingly academic book since college, and I'm sure I wouldn't have slogged through it if not for reading it with a book club (Ethan and Matt). I'm glad I did stick with it, because it is very interesting. It's the kind of book where as you are reading it, you say, "yes, that's right, yes, oh, I never thought of it that way, but it makes sense" etc.
My only gripe is that Lakoff is so determined to present an airtight argument that some of the 600 page book feels redundant. I guess that's what you need to do in the world of academia, but it makes it harder for the layperson to enjoy the book. He spends a lot of time passionately refuting arguments and people I've never heard of. However, I don't think this book was intended for consumption by laypeople, so I guess I can't complain. I am glad I stuck with this book, and I'll take away this: the grammar of a culture's language contains a wealth of information that can help to explain how the culture sees the world and reacts to it."
"This book certainly shows you why linguistics is so damn hard: there is an almost infinite number of ways in which concepts can turn out to be related.
The title refers to Dyirbal, an native Australian language, where women, fire and dangerous things all end up in the same category, Balan. I just looked this up, to check that I remembered correctly why the Hairy Mary Grub is also Balan. You see, it gives you a painful rash that feels like sunburn, and sunburn is of course related to the sun, and that's like fire..."
"This book is not only a fantastic book on linguistics and methods of word categorization, it is also incredibly insightful as to the nature of culture, and how truly different cultural perceptions of the world can be."
"Truthfully, this fascinating volume is a thick, voluminous and dense read, but utterly revealing. I still have parts of it to read, but it is one of the essentials of morphosyntax and semantics that anyone who loves the mystery of language would be remiss not to have read, at least in part."
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