In the Land of Invented Languages / Okrent, Arika., 2009
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Scope and Contents
This book is subtitled "Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language." Or, "A zippy trip through the history of man's attempts to overcome the curse of Babel." It also includes a listing of 500 invented languages, language samples, and a bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2009
Creator
- Okrent, Arika (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (342 pages) in dust jacket) ; 21.3 x 14.8 x 2.8 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : Spiegel & Grau. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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