In the land of invented languages : a celebration of linguistic creativity, madness, and genius /
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 Philosop...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Spiegel & Grau Trade Paperbacks,
2010.
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Edition: | Spiegel & Grau trade pbk. ed. |
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