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Dean of Arts & Sciences, Daniel Everett, is highlighted for his book,Language: The Cultural Tool and his experience working with the Piraha Indians of Amazonian Brazil.
Popular blog Boing Boing interviews Dean of Arts and Sciences Dan Everett about his new book, Language: The Cultural Tool, and related documentary A Grammar of Happiness, both of which analyze human language construction by taking a close look at how the Piraha tribe in the Brazilian Amazon communicates.
Dean of Arts & Science Dan Everett is highlighted for his new book Language: The Cultural Tool, which explores his theory that language isn't innate, but a tool developed by humans to solve problems.
A new book by Dean of Arts & Sciences Dan Everett is named a science highlight of 2011 by Pat Churchland, one of the world's leading scientists. Dean Everett's book, Language: The Cultural Tool (Random House, March 2012), explores his research on language and its origins, focusing on Brazil's Pirahãs tribe.
