Language

"Full of intellectually omnivorous insights and reminiscences about Everett's years with the Pirah� . . . [Language] is that rare thing: a warm linguistics book." --The New York Times Book Review

"The most important--and provocative--anthropological fieldwork ever undertaken." --Tom Wolfe

"Revelatory. There is nothing about humans that is quite as astonishing as language."--The Guardian

"A book whose importance is almost impossible to overstate. This is an intellectual cri de coeur and a profound celebration of human diversity. . . . Very rich but also very readable."--The Sunday Times (London)

"[Language] is that rare thing: a warm linguistics book . . . A useful study of a burgeoning theory compatible with Darwinism, anthropology, psychology and philosophy--an interdisciplinary orientation the Chomskyans have largely spurned."--The New York Times Book Review

"[Language] deserves a serious reading." --The Economist

"Readers' eyes will . . . sparkle with new insight." --Kirkus Reviews

"Everett's stories of the Pirah� . . . bring to life the culture that fosters the language. The stories also anchor his linguistic proposals in anthropology. Most linguists might take this as an insult; Everett would accept it as a compliment." --The Globe and Mail (Canada)

"[Everett lobs] a scientific grenade . . . into the spot where anthropology, linguistics and psychology meet: he asserts that the Piraha language exhibits traits that call into question aspects of linguistic theories that have been widely accepted for decades." --Chicago Tribune

"Everett writes simply and persuasively about language. . . . His courage and conviction should give linguists pause for thought." --The Observer (London)