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Pages : 590
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The Polyglot: a Collection of Many Languages, Nine Thousand in General Use, Or Most Custom Words
Chambers' Encyclopædia
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Pages : 876
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia;
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Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Pages : 912
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Chambers's Encyclopædia
Author: Chambers W. and R., ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 860
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Pages : 860
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Peasant to Roumelia
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Languages : en
Pages : 892
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Pages : 892
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Journal of Education and School World
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Journal of Education
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia
Author: David Patrick
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Languages : en
Pages : 906
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Pages : 906
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Babel No More
Author: Michael Erard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451628277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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A “fascinating” (The Economist) dive into the world of linguistics that is “part travelogue, part science lesson, part intellectual investigation…an entertaining, informative survey of some of the most fascinating polyglots of our time” (The New York Times Book Review). In Babel No More, Michael Erard, “a monolingual with benefits,” sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like the nineteenth-century Italian cardinal Joseph Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages, as well as those of living language-superlearners such as Alexander Arguelles, a modern-day polyglot who knows dozens of languages and shows Erard the tricks of the trade to give him a dark glimpse into the life of obsessive language acquisition. With his ambitious examination of what language is, where it lives in the brain, and the cultural implications of polyglots’ pursuits, Erard explores the upper limits of our ability to learn and use languages and illuminates the intellectual potential in everyone. How do some people escape the curse of Babel—and what might the gods have demanded of them in return?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451628277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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A “fascinating” (The Economist) dive into the world of linguistics that is “part travelogue, part science lesson, part intellectual investigation…an entertaining, informative survey of some of the most fascinating polyglots of our time” (The New York Times Book Review). In Babel No More, Michael Erard, “a monolingual with benefits,” sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like the nineteenth-century Italian cardinal Joseph Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages, as well as those of living language-superlearners such as Alexander Arguelles, a modern-day polyglot who knows dozens of languages and shows Erard the tricks of the trade to give him a dark glimpse into the life of obsessive language acquisition. With his ambitious examination of what language is, where it lives in the brain, and the cultural implications of polyglots’ pursuits, Erard explores the upper limits of our ability to learn and use languages and illuminates the intellectual potential in everyone. How do some people escape the curse of Babel—and what might the gods have demanded of them in return?
With Languages in Mind: Musings of a Polyglot
Author: Kató Lomb
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1495140660
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Kató Lomb (1909–2003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. In 'With Languages in Mind', originally published in Hungary as 'Nyelvekről jut eszembe...' (1983), Dr. Lomb presents her views on subjects ranging from language differences, language use, the inherent compromises in interpreting, and language learning. --
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1495140660
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Kató Lomb (1909–2003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. In 'With Languages in Mind', originally published in Hungary as 'Nyelvekről jut eszembe...' (1983), Dr. Lomb presents her views on subjects ranging from language differences, language use, the inherent compromises in interpreting, and language learning. --