Through the mirror of the tongue. Doycher G.

Why in English, items do not have a category of genus, and in Suahili - on the contrary, many genera? Why did the Great Homer stubbornly called the Green Aegean Sea "vinnone"? Why did the inhabitants of the ancient interfluve never come to the conclusion, should the slaves consider grammatically animated or inanimate objects? And, finally, what linguistic surprises can turn into hell the life of a novice translator of poetry? The book of Guy Deuter “Through the Mirror of the Language” is one of those few popular science works that become literary sensations and international bestsellers. Yes, and can it be different if in this brilliant, witty work the author in a joking form tells about such serious and important things for each person, as the influence exerted by the language on our thinking and mentality, and sometimes on the fate of entire nations ?