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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. Additional Details
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BOOK TYPE : NF
BRAND : Okrent, Arika
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
NUMBER OF PAGES : 342
PUBLISH DATE : 2009/05/19
PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : SPGGR
PUBLISHER NAME : RANDOM HOUSE INC
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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