In the land of invented languages : Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language
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New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.
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9780385527880, 0385527888
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Published
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.
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Book
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342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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9780385527880, 0385527888

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Okrent tells the fascinating and highly entertaining history of man's enduring quest to build a better language. Peopled with charming eccentrics and exasperating megalomaniacs, the land of invented languages is a place where you can recite the Lord's Prayer in John Wilkins's Philosophical Language, say your wedding vows in Loglan, and read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in Lojban--not to mention Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages featured in this language-lover's book.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, A. (2009). In the land of invented languages: Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language (First edition.). Spiegel & Grau.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika. 2009. In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language. New York: Spiegel & Grau.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika. In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Okrent, A. (2009). In the land of invented languages: esperanto rock stars, klingon poets, loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language. First edn. New York: Spiegel & Grau.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika. In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language First edition., Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

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