7 Must-Read Books to Understand the Power of Language
Language shapes our thoughts, culture, and how we communicate. These books explore its incredible power and impact on our lives.
Viorica Marian's book explores how language, especially bilingualism, can transform our minds and perceptions.
Guy Deutscher reveals why the world looks different in other languages, connecting language to how we interpret everything around us.
This classic by Steven Pinker argues that humans have an innate instinct for acquiring language, linking it directly to our thought processes.
Pinker's follow-up explores what our word choices reveal about our minds, social behaviors, and our very nature.
John McWhorter offers a natural history of language, showing how human speech evolves, merges, and changes over time.
Take a witty journey with Mark Forsyth into the hidden history of words and the surprising connections within the English language.
Jay Heinrichs focuses on rhetoric, teaching the art of persuasion by drawing lessons from Aristotle, Lincoln, and even Homer Simpson.