The Word in the Word

This book deals with a wide range of issues - linguistic, psycholinguistic, literary, translational, anthropological and more- in largely non-technical language, and it is particularly suitable for university courses, addressing students as well as teachers. A further important target group is that of translators and theoreticians of translation. At the same time, the book contributes to current scholarly debates on the theory of linguistic relativity.
Employing both traditional scholarly techniques as well as experiments involving readers around the world, this book illuminates the relationship of linguistic theory to literary translation and asks fundamental questions about the nature of language and culture.
(John Biguenet, Loyola University)
This book represents a novel and effective development of cross-disciplinary perspectives, and a fascinating way to get at some of the assumptions that underlie our understanding and use of language. It is cogent, interesting, well writtenand suggestive.
(Adam J. Sorkin, Penn State Brandywine)