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Lunatic Lovers of Language: Imaginary Languages and their Inventors

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English (translation)
Original French

223 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 1991

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Marina Yaguello

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Marina Yaguello (née en 1944) est une linguiste, professeur émérite à l'Université de Paris VII. De langue maternelle russe, elle travaille sur le français, l'anglais et le wolof. Dans l'introduction de son ouvrage Alice au pays du langage, Marina Yaguello prend position sur le fait que la linguistique n'est pas qu'une affaire de spécialiste. Ainsi, elle cite l'Oulipo comme un repaire de linguistes. Universitaire et linguiste de renom, auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur le langage et les langues, a pris un virage radical en 2000, en ouvrant un atelier-showroom à Paris, dans le Marais, où elle se livre à sa passion de collectionneuse de parures et de créatrice : elle crée des colliers, des bagues.

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August 6, 2021
Some absolutely fascinating aspects - the information about Nicolas Marr and Hélène Smith was new to me and really interesting. The translation was done well. However, the majority of this book jumped around between topics, dedicating only a paragraph or two to each idea before moving on. I wanted more detail on fewer topics, and I found a lot of the first few chapters unnecessary and quite boring.
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March 5, 2010
Fascinating, especially for the chapter on peculiar Soviet linguist Nicholas Marr.
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