Language in Thought and Action, by S. I. Hayakawa. It goes without saying that this book is highly recommended. To those who’ve read the sequences, and have therefore had just a bite of the hearty meal, you should really get it. An anecdote about how I came to find this gem:
My grandfather is a retired linguist, and in his library, in a house I grew up in, he keeps, and still has, a gigantic collection of books. A member of that distinguished class of “books older than me”, this book is a part of his linguistics collection, and I didn’t even know he had it until a few weeks ago when I was having a conversation with my uncle in said library. The title jumped out at me, and I haven’t been this happy about finding a book in that room since I found my mother reading Kahneman.
Linguistics are interesting, and this book is a classic of the field, but could you explain why you think it is so great? Haven’t read the book yet, but I’m interested to know if I should give it some extra priority in my reading queue.
Language in Thought and Action, by S. I. Hayakawa. It goes without saying that this book is highly recommended. To those who’ve read the sequences, and have therefore had just a bite of the hearty meal, you should really get it. An anecdote about how I came to find this gem: My grandfather is a retired linguist, and in his library, in a house I grew up in, he keeps, and still has, a gigantic collection of books. A member of that distinguished class of “books older than me”, this book is a part of his linguistics collection, and I didn’t even know he had it until a few weeks ago when I was having a conversation with my uncle in said library. The title jumped out at me, and I haven’t been this happy about finding a book in that room since I found my mother reading Kahneman.
Your family is awesome.
Linguistics are interesting, and this book is a classic of the field, but could you explain why you think it is so great? Haven’t read the book yet, but I’m interested to know if I should give it some extra priority in my reading queue.