In the house of the head shaman...

[jporter]

> From: Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>

> See Pinker, Steven,  *The Language Instinct*
> 
> Pinker has fun with "The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax," and
> explains why the Eskimos do not have more words for snow
> than do English speakers. In the same chapter, Ch 3,
> "Mentalese," he talks about Whorf, time, Hopi...
> 

Been there, done that... not subtle enough?

jody