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An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. In

An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. In

Fictional languages are central to numerous creative works. This book examines such languages in a wide range of literature, films, and television shows. Includ

Examines the creation of imaginary languages in history and fiction as an expression of the search for an original and primitive or universal language. The auth

A bright and wide-ranging collection of essays, reviews, talks, and more fromone of today's best and most thoughtful writers.