Native Tongues

by Charles Berlitz

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A list of surprising, thoughtprovoking, fascinating, and useful facts about human speech and the written word.

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Het boek is weliswaar verouderd, maar dan nog een groot plezier om te lezen. Veel fascinerende taalfeiten en historische gebeurtenissen die weinigen kennen, en dat maakt dit boek zeker het lezen waard. De informatie wordt gedoseerd in korte fragmenten per onderwerp en daardoor is het toegankelijk voor iedereen, ook voor iemand die voor het eerst over wereldtalen leest.
If your eccentric uncle was fascinated by language and you wrote down all the little tidbits he shared with you, this book would be the result. Although it's dated by now (anyone remember the Cold War?), for me that was part of its charm. [2006-08-23]
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Not a bad introduction to linguistics with lots of random facts about language thrown in.
Fascinating facts on the origins, similarity, and history of languages. Example: English was selected over German as the official language of the United States...by only one vote.

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Faschinger, Lilian (Translator)
Faschinger, Lilian (Translator)
Schaffer, Stefanie (Translator)
Schaffer, Stefanie (Translator)

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Canonical title*
Die wunderbare Welt der Sprachen
Original title
Native Tongues
Original publication date
1982
Dedication
Dedicated to my grandfather, Masimilian Delphinius Berlitz, multilinguist nad language-teaching innovator, who inspired and guided my lifelong interest in languages.
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Genres
Nonfiction, Anthropology, General Nonfiction, History
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400LanguageLanguageLanguage
LCC
P112 .B47Language and LiteraturePhilology. LinguisticsLanguage. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
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316
Popularity
100,591
Reviews
4
Rating
½ (3.70)
Languages
Dutch, English, German, Portuguese
Media
Paper
ISBNs
10
ASINs
3