In the Land of Invented Languages : Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language

from danielbeattie

A great and entertaining book, and a easy read too. Okrent has so much love to her subject and it shows. Even people who only have a passing interest in linguistics should read this book. Its not just for language-nerds, as it contains many interesting stories about the people behind the language...

from Katya0133

"In the Land of Invented Languages" was written for the average reader but shows a solid foundation in linguistics often missing in popular books on language. (Indeed, Okrent's explanation of the relationship between the writing systems of Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese is one of the clearest ...

from Katya0133

"In the Land of Invented Languages" was written for the average reader but shows a solid foundation in linguistics often missing in popular books on language. (Indeed, Okrent's explanation of the relationship between the writing systems of Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese is one of the clearest ...

from danielbeattie

A great and entertaining book, and a easy read too. Okrent has so much love to her subject and it shows. Even people who only have a passing interest in linguistics should read this book. Its not just for language-nerds, as it contains many interesting stories about the people behind the language...

from cocoafiend

This is a terrifically entertaining read for language-nerds. It's essentially a guided tour of artificial languages and the personalities behind them, ranging from Hildegard von Bingen's 12th century Lingua Ignota, through Esperanto and Klingon, to the hair-splitting logic of Lojban. Besides grou...