In the land of invented languages

Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language

342 pages

English, None language

Published 2009 by Spiegel & Grau.

ISBN:
978-0-385-52788-0
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OCLC Number:
321034148

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4 stars (1 review)

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--not to mention Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages featured in this language-lover's book.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Languages, Artificial