Paul Bartlett | New Book on Invented Languages

• Autor: Paul Bartlett (“bartlett22183”)
• Tema: New Book on Invented Languages
• Data: 2009-07-14 19:42
• Mesaje: 3045 (presedente, seguente)

A few hours ago I acquired a new book which I am looking forward to
reading once I work my way down to it through the pile of other books
waiting to be reaed.

Arika Okrent
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon
      Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build
      a Perfect Language
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-385-52788-0
342 pp (includes index)

I have just skimmed over it, but it may be fascinating.  An appendix
lists 500 (she explains why exactly that number) invented languages
with dates from c. 1150 to 2007.  There are (diagrammatic)
illustrations, and each language is exemplified in its "native" script
or symbology.  Not having read the book yet yet, of course I cannot
vouch for its accuracy.

I am Cc:'ing this to the Lingua Franca Nova list because she lists a
Lingua Franca Nova by S. Bernhard in 1888.  Apparently someone beat
George Boeree to the name.

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Paul Bartlett