Patrick Murtha
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A subject of great interest, although I am a pretty poor linguist on the speaking side.
Raymond Sokolov’s novel Native Intelligence, about a linguist and Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s, is excellent, but seems to be little-known (only 16 Goodreads ratings including mine).
Eugene Ehrlich, Amo, Amas, Amat and More (really fun if you studied Latin, and even if you didn’t)
Allan Metcalf, The World in So Many Words (illuminating)
Arika Okrent, In the Land of Invented Languages (superb)
Raymond Sokolov’s novel Native Intelligence, about a linguist and Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s, is excellent, but seems to be little-known (only 16 Goodreads ratings including mine).
Eugene Ehrlich, Amo, Amas, Amat and More (really fun if you studied Latin, and even if you didn’t)
Allan Metcalf, The World in So Many Words (illuminating)
Arika Okrent, In the Land of Invented Languages (superb)
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