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Apeiron Society for the
Practice of Philosophy
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm
in the
Valhalla Room of the Scandinavian Centre,
739 – 20th
Ave N.W. Calgary.
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“Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: A journey through the 6000 languages of earth” |
| Speaker: |
Glenn Dixon
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The Talk:
On October 5th, Glenn Dixon will be giving a presentation based
on his book “Pilgrim in the Palace of Words.” Through video taken
in over thirty countries, he will speak of linguistic relativity and
the idea that languages encode world views. That is not to say
that the Inuit for example have 64 words for snow. They
don’t. This and the languages of many other cultures will be
explored with often surprising results.
Biographical Notes:
Glenn Dixon has published travel articles and cultural pieces in
major publications such as National Geographic Magazine, the New York
Post, the Walrus Magazine, the Globe and Mail and even Psychology
Today. He has traveled through more than sixty countries now and
worked on documentary films in Egypt, Tibet, Russia, Peru, Ecuador,
Turkey and many others.
“Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: a
journey through the 6000 languages of Earth” is his first book.
Dixon has
three degrees including a Masters degree in socio-linguistics and is
now a ‘learning leader’ (a consultant) for languages and cultures for
the Calgary Board of Education.
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