300 pages
English language
Published April 7, 2009 by Vintage Departures.
4 stars
(9 reviews)
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.
Subjects
- Pirahá Indians
- Social life and customs
- Jungles
- Pirahá dialect
Places
- Amazon River Region