Articoli correlati a In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic...

In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius - Brossura

 
9780812980899: In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius
Vedi tutte le copie di questo ISBN:
 
 
Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.
 

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Recensione:
“Hats off to Okrent, who expertly exposes the history, culture, and preoccupations of this insular tribe who live among us. She rescues language inventors, or conlangers, from the oddball bin—utopianists all, they're the first biotechnologists, trying to leapfrog evolution and improve human life. They'll thank her but everyone else will, too, for finally making sense of the conlangers' discontents.” —Michael Erard, author of Um...: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean

“A lively, informative, insightful examination of artificial languages—who invents them, why, and why most of them fail. I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, New York Times

“Linguist Okrent explores some of the themes and shortcomings of 900 years worth of artificial languages. ...Okrent gamely translates these languages with unspeakably hilarious results, and riffs on the colorful eccentricities of their megalomaniacal creators. Fortunately, her own prose is a model of clarity and grace; through it, she conveys fascinating insights into why natural language, with its corruptions, ambiguities and arbitrary conventions, trips so fluently off our tongues.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Arika Okrent is a linguist whose fascination with the "faded plastic flowers" in the "lush orchid garden of languages" is recounted to delightful, often comic effect in "In the Land of Invented Languages."...Okrent's style is eminently suited to her approach, which is at once serious and playful, exemplified by her marvelous, snappy opening sentence: "Klingon speakers ... inhabit the lowest possible rung on the geek ladder."— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The author...examines a variety of would-be languages and related philosophical tenets (there are no pure ideas, all signs depend on conventions) in a rigorously linguistical way. And yet her book is a pleasure to read. It shows how language systems connect, or don’t connect, with people."—New York Times

"Anyone who has felt the lure of words, odd grammatical systems or the potential connections between human thought and speech, is likely to enjoy this book just as much as I did."— Locus

"'In the Land of Invented Languages is a delight to read. It's humorous, intelligent, entertaining and highly informative. And it's a great source of knowledge about human languages and why they exasperate some people - because they are not perfect. But neither are we."—San Francisco Chronicle

"Okrent is a professional linguist and relates the place of these artificial languages in the confusion of human languages. She is also a great storyteller, and eccentric characters and dashed dreams are the stuff of this delightful book. "—Denver Post

From the Hardcover edition.
L'autore:
Arika Okrent received a joint Ph.D. in the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Psychology’s Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Program at the University of Chicago. She has also earned her first-level certification in Klingon. She lives in Philadelphia.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

  • EditoreRandom House
  • Data di pubblicazione2010
  • ISBN 10 0812980891
  • ISBN 13 9780812980899
  • RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
  • Numero di pagine352
  • Valutazione libreria

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780385527880: In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0385527888 ISBN 13:  9780385527880
Casa editrice: Spiegel & Grau, 2009
Rilegato

I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks

Immagini fornite dal venditore

Okrent, Arika
Editore: Random House (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Brossura Quantità: 5
Da:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 9220085-n

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 11,62
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 2,48
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Immagini fornite dal venditore

Okrent, Arika
Editore: Spiegel & Grau (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Soft Cover Quantità: 10
Da:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780812980899

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 14,18
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: GRATIS
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

OKRENT, ARIKA
Editore: Penguin Random House (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Brossura Quantità: > 20
Da:
INDOO
(Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Brand New. Codice articolo 0812980891

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 11,57
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 3,75
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Immagini fornite dal venditore

Arika Okrent
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Paperback Quantità: 1
Da:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In the Land of Invented Languages tells the fascinating, hilarious, and wildly colorful story of man's enduring quest to build a better language. Klingon, Blissymbolics, and even modern Hebrew are but a few of the nearly nine-hundred invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. 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. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all the word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.Here is the captivating story of humankind's enduring quest to build a better language-and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man's attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers. Here is the captivating story of humankind's enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man's attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780812980899

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 19,33
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: GRATIS
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Arika Okrent
Editore: Random House (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Brossura Quantità: 3
Da:
Books Puddle
(New York, NY, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Condizione: New. pp. 352. Codice articolo 26960363

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 17,27
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 3,75
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Arika Okrent
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo paperback Quantità: 5
Da:
Blackwell's
(London, Regno Unito)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: New. Language: ENG. Codice articolo 9780812980899

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 17,90
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 5,22
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Okrent, Arika
Editore: Random House (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Paperback Quantità: 1
Da:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Codice articolo Holz_New_0812980891

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 20,63
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 3,75
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Okrent, Arika
Editore: Random House Inc (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo paperback Quantità: 1
Da:
Monster Bookshop
(Fleckney, Regno Unito)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Codice articolo 9780812980899-GDR

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 14,71
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 10,42
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Arika Okrent
Editore: Random House USA Inc (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Paperback / softback Quantità: 5
Da:
THE SAINT BOOKSTORE
(Southport, Regno Unito)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Codice articolo B9780812980899

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 16,29
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 10,37
Da: Regno Unito a: U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi
Foto dell'editore

Okrent, Arika
Editore: Random House (2010)
ISBN 10: 0812980891 ISBN 13: 9780812980899
Nuovo Paperback Quantità: 1
Da:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)
Valutazione libreria

Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Codice articolo Wizard0812980891

Informazioni sul venditore | Contatta il venditore

Compra nuovo
EUR 24,96
Convertire valuta

Aggiungere al carrello

Spese di spedizione: EUR 3,29
In U.S.A.
Destinazione, tempi e costi

Vedi altre copie di questo libro

Vedi tutti i risultati per questo libro