Reviews Language: The Cultural Tool by Daniel L. Everett Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print By Science News April 20, 2012 at 11:27 am A linguist who spent three decades among the Pirahã people of Amazonia presents language as a human tool that can be reinvented or lost over time. Pantheon, 2012, 351 p., $27.95