Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes is a captivating memoir written by Daniel Everett, an American linguist and cultural anthropologist. The book chronicles Everett’s experiences while living among the Pirahã people, a small indigenous group residing in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The title of the book is derived from a warning that Everett A lot people who travel, can be very bias when they travel to certain places, for example, in Stanley’s book Through the Dark Continent, “Whilst Stanley obviously encourages a sense of cultural superiority in his readers when he depicts Africans as savages or simpleton, his narrative also works in more subtle ways to produce this effect” (Thompson, pg. 145). Not only did the missionary fail to convert the Pirahã; he lost his own faith, won over by the appeal of “life without absolutes.” Despite his understated style, Everett’s experiences and findings fairly explode from these pages and will reverberate in the minds of readers. 这篇书评可能有关键情节透露. “别睡，这里有蛇”。. 这样一句话对于生活在工业社会的我们来说，乍一听觉得谈话人必然是处于某种极其危险的环境之中，是一种极端状态。. 然而这恰恰就是居住在亚马逊丛林的皮拉罕人日夜往复所经历的生活，丛林生活 Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures) by Daniel L. Everett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life ISBN 9780307386120 by EVERETT, DANIEL L.. See the book Sell/Buy/Rent prices, more formats, FAQ & related books on BookScouter.com. About This Book. Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahãs, they converted him. He shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world.Everett describes how One of the best books I have read."—Lucy Dodwell, New Scientist A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. gXpVar.

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