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Book recommendation on Linguistics (programming.dev)

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Can be on anything really

some ideas for book topics:

Metaphors and how they effect us in the modern day
The limits and problems with translation and beauty from fault
How capitalism effects our language and relations
The tyranny of the Dictionary
Philosophy's relationship with language
How language effect love
How therapy talk can be suffocating
Language and colonialism
The Language of religion

I have been thinking about language more and more recently and how we use it and want to read some theory on it

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[–] emb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

One that I've heard good things about is The Language Instinct.

There's a Very Short Introductions: Linguistics book. The VSIs are usually a good start, and typically have a 'further reading' section to get more book ideas.