Publications

My work on the Pirahas as described in Don’t Sleep, There are Snakes, DSTAS, has been claimed to be controversial. I don’t really know if I agree with this. It was never intended to be controversial. Whether it is or isn’t, … Continue reading →

My newest book for a general audience is Language: The Cultural Tool, LCT. This book makes the case that language is not an instinct or the result of an innate universal grammar, but that it is a tool that emerges … Continue reading →

There is now a Mandarin version of my book Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes available. Find out how to get the mandarin version of this book.

I have linguistic textbook appearing in December 2011, co-authored with my friend and former colleague, Dr. Jeanette Sakel. This book isLinguistic Fieldwork: A Student Guide. It tries to teach people how to do plan and execute research on any language … Continue reading →