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曾做过英国首相的格莱斯顿，发表的《荷马及荷马时代研究》是一部卷帙浩繁的荷马研究著作，格莱斯顿引用众多，文采斐然，但以观点激进著名，他曾经坚持认为特洛伊的故事有核心历史依据（这距离特洛伊古城的发现还有12年），也认为基督教三位一体的传统在史诗里就已经形成，因此...  

我的语言的界限意味着我的世界的界限。 ——维特根斯坦 某个迷思说：在爱斯基摩语当中有数十个甚至数百个表示「雪」的词语。尽管语言学家已经证实这个说法并不准确【注1】，但它之所以流传甚广，在于乍一听起来它有几分道理：毕竟，爱斯基摩人对雪的接触比其他民族要密切得多...  

本书从荷马史诗中色彩语汇的匮乏与混乱出发，引出了语言与色彩关系的问题。从格莱斯顿认为原始人视觉系统不完善导致色彩描绘缺乏的观点到证明实际上是语言通过影响大脑的思维习惯从而影响我们对色彩的感知，期间经历了曲折的过程。 最重要的一个错误便是“语言相对论”。很长...  

我的语言的界限意味着我的世界的界限。 ——维特根斯坦 某个迷思说：在爱斯基摩语当中有数十个甚至数百个表示「雪」的词语。尽管语言学家已经证实这个说法并不准确【注1】，但它之所以流传甚广，在于乍一听起来它有几分道理：毕竟，爱斯基摩人对雪的接触比其他民族要密切得多...  

抛却“素质论”的讨论范畴来讲，男人确实在日常生活里要比女人更喜欢骂人。“我靠“、“我操”、“我日”等口头禅更是以泛滥之态，飘散于男人的嘴边。而女性则不然，要不她们表现得“很有素质”，主动过滤掉语言表达中的脏话，要不就将男人更为暴力的口头禅弱化为“我晕”、“...  

主题：And even more contentiously, can different language lead their speakers to different thoughts and perceptions?

作为语言学的案例来看，已经做到尽可能有趣了

Languages differ essentially in what they must convey, not in what they may convey. Languages can affect our thoughts by controlling what we are required to express. // By creating associations with words, speakers of different languages ultimately have different perceptions of the same reality.

Languages differ essentially in what they must convey, not in what they may convey. Languages can affect our thoughts by controlling what we are required to express. // By creating associations with words, speakers of different languages ultimately have different perceptions of the same reality.

It is quite verbose at the beginning, but as you move along with the author, you would find his pace quite comfortable. A fairly good book. Tell me a lot about language and its possible effect on our perception and mental activity. It is especially amenable to me because German is quite an example the author used.