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In the Land of Invented Languages

by Arika Okrent

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ISBN13: 9780385529716
ISBN10: 0385529716
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Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man's attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a television show's attempt to create a tough-sounding language befitting a warrior race with ridged foreheads. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries.

In In The Land of Invented Languages, author Arika Okrent tells the fascinating and highly entertaining history of man's enduring quest to build a better language. Peopled with charming eccentrics and exasperating megalomaniacs, the land of invented languages is a place where you can recite the Lord's Prayer in John Wilkins's Philosophical Language, say your wedding vows in Loglan, and read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in Lojban.

A truly original new addition to the booming category of language books, In The Land of Invented Languages will be a must-have on the shelves of all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.

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neil_nachum, November 3, 2009 (view all comments by neil_nachum)
The book is very good for those who want to know about the history of planned languages. I have have some difficulty with the comparison between Esperanto and Klingon (mostly in interviews and reviews of the book). One language was meant to be easy (Esperanto) and one was meant to be difficult (Klingon). One was meant to be scarey and make money (Klingon) and one was meant to produce international dialogue, often against materialism (Esperanto) and in favor of peace (Esperanto). I personally have used Esperanto with thousands of individuals, citizens of dozens of countries, for the above purposes.
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9780385529716
Author:
Okrent, Arika
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
Author:
Arika Okrent
Subject:
Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics
Publication Date:
May 2009
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English
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