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In the Land of Invented Languages
In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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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.
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In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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Fun!

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/12-old-words-that-survived-by-getting-fossili...

Butterfinger Love!! 4y
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Purrsistently
Purrsistently
In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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Started the "chosen one readathon" yesterday in the Flourish and Blotts group, tagged book was my first draw. ?

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Northerngrl
Northerngrl
In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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One of the more enjoyable books I have read on conlangs ☺️

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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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#aprilbookshowers day 21: #subtitles
Ok so at first I thought it read "longan lovers" and was intrigued - did the lovers of the longan fruit have an invented language? ?? Still it's an eye catching title. Has anyone read it?

PandaPanda Even after I read your subtitles I read it as Longan lovers...😋 8y
LectricSheep No but I want to! 8y
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In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius | Arika Okrent
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Borrowing a book from a linguistics friend to read before a meeting, since I managed to leave all my required reading in my room.

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