Serge Braun

The Babel Syndrome

A philiosophical reflection on the links between science, religion and more broadly the various areas of culture.

Steven Pinker

The Language Instinct

Alain Bentolila

We Are Not Bonobos: I Talk, Therefore I Am

The conquest of language and writing against the chaos of the world and all its forms of manipulation

Harlan Lane

When the Mind Hears A History of the Deaf

This historical work recounts the struggle of deaf-mutes against prejudice, so that their rights and their language, sign language, were recognised. The people figuring in this book run from the abbey de l'Épée to Laurent Clerc, the spokesman for this community in the United States. A linguist, psychologist, and specialist in sign language, Harlan Lane teaches in Boston. He is the author of The Wild Child of Aveyron, which inspired the famous film by François Truffaut.

Harlan Lane

When the Mind Hears (Coll. Opus) A History of the Deaf

This historical work recounts the struggle of deaf-mutes against prejudice, so that their rights and their language, sign language, were recognised. The people figuring in this book run from the abbey de l'Épée to Laurent Clerc, the spokesman for this community in the United States. A linguist, psychologist, and specialist in sign language, Harlan Lane teaches in Boston. He is the author of The Wild Child of Aveyron, which inspired the famous film by François Truffaut.

Michel Zink

Writing in a Language Other Than Mine

An in-depth study of the works of authors who have chosen to write in a foreign language