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 The Loom of Language - Frederick Bodmer
 The Loom of Language - Frederick Bodmer ... 1985-10 by W. W. Norton & CompanyNewest Review: ... learn about the changing nature of language, how it often looks more similar than it sounds, for example 'Wasser' and 'Water' ... more ... put side by side are quite easy to see as 'water' yet sound so different spoken, and even more so if we look at local pronunciation in different parts of Germany and England, local dialect and nuances.
The history of alphabets is absolutely entrancing to me; Greek, Roman, Slavonic, all so different, yet all utilising voices and writing...okay, I'm sounding geeky now!
The part on the classification of languages will appeal as much to historians as linguists in that it 'charts' how languages have been classified, by...more |
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The Loom of Language: An Approach to theMastery of Many Languages ...
Pages: 704, Edition: Reprint, Paperback, W. W. Norton & Company Last Update 25.12.2009 05:45
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The Loom of Language - Frederick Bodmer: Lure of the Loom. (1079 words)
by - written on 24/08/08 (Very useful, 178 readings)
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The Loom of Language - Frederick Bodmer Long review warning!! This is going to shock some folk. I am reviewing a book that was first printed in 1944, and has been regularly reprinted since. I am on my third edition, having acquired my first in 1982 when I started studying German. The book is in four parts, and with appendices is nearly 700 pages long. I recommend 'dipping in'. Many reviews on the internet for this book suggest it is to be utilised to help people learn languages, to me this is a very shallow view. It is much, much more than that. It is an academic (sometimes a little dry) attempt to go on a language 'journey', ... Read the complete review
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