"[Okrent's] book is both thought-provoking and fun. Even asIn the Land of Invented Languagesmade me admire the dreamers who have tried to improve on natural languages, it gave me new respect for the value of the "flaws" those dreamers set out to overcome. " ...
Okrent, A. 2009. In the Land of Invented Languages. New York: Spiegel & Grau.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. Spiegel & Grau.Okrent, A.: In the ...
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People close to the stage began to sing along, and he said it is often played at youth congresses, where it is a sort of anthem. The lyrics tell the story of a young person who feels completely alone, but then goes to an Esperanto congress and feels such friendship and connection to ...
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