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The great Eskimo vocabulary hoax Once the public has decided to accept something as an interesting fact, it becomes almost impossible to get the acceptance rescinded. The persistent interestingness and symbolic usefulness overrides any lack of factuality. For instance, the notion that dinosaurs were stupid, slow-moving
The book The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language, Geoffrey K. Pullum is published by University of Chicago Press.
Martin tracks thegreat Eskimo vocabulary hoax through successively more careless repetitions embroiderings and in anumber of popular books on language. Roger B own's Words and Things (1958, 234-236), attributing theexample to Whorf, provides an early example ofcareless popularization and perversion of the issue.
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9 de jul. de 1991 · The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language. 1st Edition. by Geoffrey K. Pullum (Author) 3.8 8 ratings. See all formats and editions.
The great Eskimo vocabulary hoax, and other irreverent essays on the study of language. Responsibility. Geoffrey K. Pullum. Imprint. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1991. Physical description. x, 236 p. ; 23 cm. At the library. Green Library. Today's hours: 12p - 12a. Find it Stacks. More options. Find it at other libraries via WorldCat.
