Dreaming in Hindi
Subtitle: coming awake in another language
By: Katherine Russell Rich.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780618155453
Subjects: Rich, Katherine Russell -- Travel -- India; Americans -- Travel -- India; Hindi language -- Social aspects; Hindi language -- Psychological aspects; Psycholinguistics -- Case studies; India -- Description and travel; Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) -- Description and travel; India -- Social life and customs; Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) -- Social life and customs
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "In this inspirational memoir, Rich documents her experiences in India ? ranging from the bizarre to the frightening to the unexpectedly exhilarating -- using Hindi as the lens through which she is given a new perspective not only on India, but on the radical way the country and the language itself were changing her. Fascinated by the process, she went on to interview linguistics experts around the world, reporting back from the frontlines of the science wars on what happens in the brain when we learn a new language. Seamlessly combining Rich's courageous (and often hilarious) personal journey with wideranging reporting, Dreaming in Hindi offers an eye-opening account of what learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, ourselves." -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.