JulianTheApostate, you wrote that From everything Pinker has written, he's a strong believer in the similar structures of different languages. In Chapter 3, he argues against the claim that speakers of different languages think differently. I am reading Chapter Three now, and so far, I haven't seen ...

The second chapter hasn't grabbed me. If you're bogged down in Chapter 2, you can skip ahead to Chapter 3, which is more interesting, without missing much. Don't give up on the book because Chapter 2 is daunting. (I'm not saying you would, but some people might be tempted to do so.) Yeah... The sec...

["...Ordinary conversation is like a session of tete-a-tete diplomacy, in which the parties explore ways of saving face, offering an "out," and maintaining plausible deniability as they negotiate the mix of power, sex, intimacy, and fairness that makes up their relationship." (p....

Hello Carley!Japangirl, huh?Did you choose this name because you live in Japan? or is it simply because you like "Anime, Manga, and Languages"?If you do live in Japan, to which major city are you closest?Nice to "meet you." Tammy

ChrisYeah, I'll concede that I am more courageous than before I packed up for Japan. (I guess it's from the daily battle of living life in a country where you can't speak the language...) It's naive, but I do feel that since I've been able to make a life work for me here (even though being so thorou...

tarav,Cheers! Thanks for the Welcome.In particular, what about Japanese culture are you interested? Perhaps I could inquire from the teachers with whom I work about something of particular interest for you.I have to admit that I didn't ever think about Japan before I came here. I just new ESL jobs w...

Actually...My real name isn't Belle. It's Tammy. However, my friends here (in Japan) call me Belle . I think it's because I'm from the South Let's see...I graduated December 2003 from the University of South Alabama with a B.S. in Geography. I worked for the Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District S...