Bibliograph

Lingo, a language spotters guide to Europe, Gaston Dorren ; translated by Alison Edwards

Type

Label

Lingo, a language spotters guide to Europe, Gaston Dorren ; translated by Alison Edwards

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lingo

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

890162441

Responsibility statement

Gaston Dorren ; translated by Alison Edwards

Sub title

a language spotters guide to Europe

Summary

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 a

Table Of Contents

Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction; What Europeans speak; Part One: Next of tongue; Languages and their families; Chapter 1: The life of PIEChapter 19: Four countries -- and more than a club

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