Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages - Couverture rigide

Dorren, Gaston

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0802124070 ISBN 13 : 9780802124074

Editeur : Black Cat, 2015

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Through sixty compelling stories about European linguistics, it tells us an impressive amount about Europe ... An entertaining, accessible guide. FT Dorren's tour of the continent is a richly diverting exercise. He has something interesting to point out about nearly every topic ... brilliant. The Guardian The depth and breadth of Dorren's understanding and knowledge are awesome. The Times A new approach to understanding the world ... ideal for any cunning linguist. Wanderlust Gaston Dorren offers an excellent overview of Europe's languages ... It's very enlightening, and very well done NRC Handelsblad Joyful ... Lingo is that rare thing: a book about language the manages to be both genuinely interesting and enormous fun. Particularly impressive is Dorren's ability to flip with ease from jokes and surprising facts to the discussion of complex linguistic ideas ... For the sadly monoglot, Lingo is a wake-up call: a book that brims with joy at linguistic variety and invention, and reminds us what he - and we - are missing --John Gallagher Sunday Telegraph

Seven Full of charm and pleasing detail ... [an] amusing tour of Europe's linguistic landscape Spectator I love this book. It's witty and informative, with a wealth of engaging comments on all things language-related on our continent ... highly amusing ... the book's mine of information, make[s] this a great seasonal stocking filler - whether you're a lingophile or not. Morning Star This year's sleeper Christmas hit ... an amiable and entertaining examination of European languages in all their idiosyncratic glory. Belfast Telegraph Full of odd linguistic facts ... fascinating Times Literary Supplement I can't praise it enough. If you ever wanted to know how exactly Finnish and Hungarian are related and how Turkish fits in, it is clearly explained here in two to three pages. And so is everything else you ever wanted to learn about European languages but were afraid to ask. Brilliant, witty, excellent! --Times Higher Education

Présentation de l'éditeur

Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing tour of the continent, from Proto-Indo-European (the common ancestor of most European languages) to the rise and rise of English, via the complexities of Welsh plurals and Czech pronunciation. Along the way we learn why Esperanto will never catch on, how the language of William the Conqueror lives on in the Channel Islands and why Finnish is the easiest European language. Surprising, witty and full of extraordinary facts, this book will change the way you think about the languages around you. Polyglot Gaston Dorren might even persuade you that English is like Chinese.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Cat
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802124070
• ISBN 13: 9780802124074
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible