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The Interpreter
John Colapinto profiles Daniel Everett and examines the debate over whether the Pirahã language challenges Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar.
Documentary film
The Grammar of Happiness
Also known as The Amazon Code
ABC Australia, Smithsonian Channel and ARTE France · 2012
A documentary following Daniel Everett back to the Pirahã community and exploring what their language may reveal about the relationship between language and culture.
On the fieldwork“The most important—and provocative—anthropological field work ever undertaken.”
Tom Wolfe
- Film & TV
The Mission
A documentary examining missionary John Chau’s fatal attempt to contact the Sentinelese, with Daniel Everett drawing on his own experience to provide historical and personal context.
- Radio & Podcast
The missionary who learned a language but lost his faith
A 40-minute interview about Everett’s early work with the Pirahã and how learning their language transformed his religious outlook.
