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Babel no more : the search for the world's most extraordinary language learners / Michael Erard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erard, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical linguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Free Press hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. Question: into the cardinal's labyrinth
- pt. 2. Approach: tracking down hyperpolyglots
- pt. 3. Revelation: the brain whispers
- pt. 4. Elaboration: the brains of Babel
- pt. 5. Arrival: the hyperpolyglot of Flanders.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-294) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781451628258
- 1451628250
- OCLC:
- 694395290
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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