Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
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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. Daniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became obsessed with their language and its cultural and linguistic implications. The Pirahã have no counting system, no fixed terms for color, no concept of war, and no personal property. Everett was so impressed with their peaceful way of life that he eventually lost faith in the God he'd hoped to introduce to them, and instead devoted his life to the science of linguistics. Part passionate memoir, part scientific exploration, Everett's life-changing tale is riveting look into the nature of language, thought, and life itself. The Washington Post - Nora Krug Everett chronicles his experience in a captivating account that is part anthropological study and part memoir…the book offers a vivid documentary of life in the Amazon and a heartfelt coming of age.
Some Notes on the Piraha Language as Used in This BookPrefacePt. 1 Life1 Discovering the World of the Pirahas 32 The Amazon 233 The Cost of Discipleship 314 Sometimes You Make Mistakes 585 Material Culture and the Absence of Ritual 716 Families and Community 857 Nature and the Immediacy of Experience 1158 A Teenager Named Tukaaga: Murder and Society 1439 Land to Live Free 15010 Caboclos: Vignettes of Amazonian Brazilian Life 159Pt. 2 Language11 Changing Channels with Piraha Sounds 17712 Piraha Words 19213 How Much Grammar Do People Need? 20214 Values and Talking: The Partnership between Language and Culture 20915 Recursion: Language as a Matrioshka Doll 22416 Crooked Heads and Straight Heads: Perspectives on Language and Truth 244Pt. 3 Conclusion17 Converting the Missionary 263Epilogue: Why Care about Other Cultures and Languages? 275
