Title: In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
Author: Arika Okrent
Rating: 4
A really interesting read. I had no idea there were so many "man-made" languages.
2 comments:
Hello, whilst there is no shortage of created languages, the most practical and successfulof them all is Esperanto. Take a look at http://www.esperanto.net
Esperanto works! I’ve used it in speech and writing - and sung in it - in about fifteen countries over recent years.
Indeed, the language has some remarkable practical benefits. Personally, I’ve made friends around the world through Esperanto that I would never have been able to communicate with otherwise. And then there’s the Pasporta Servo, which provides free lodging and local information to Esperanto-speaking travellers in over 90 countries.
What do you think?
I did know about Esperanto prior to reading this book; I even have an Esperanto language learning website bookmarked in my web browser.
At this point I'm concentrating on learning Spanish as it is invaluable for my current job.
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