Lingo A Language Spotters' Guide to Europe

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.

ISBN:	9781781254172
Publisher:	Profile
Imprint:	Profile Books
Published date:	05 Nov 2015
DEWEY:	306.44094
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	250g
Height:	198mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	20mm

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