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Look Inside. 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.
Arika Okrent received a joint Ph. She has also earned her first-level certification in Klingon. She lives in Philadelphia. I loved this book. 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. And yet her book is a pleasure to read. But neither are we. She is also a great storyteller, and eccentric characters and dashed dreams are the stuff of this delightful book.
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Look Inside. 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. Arika Okrent received a joint Ph.