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Spoken Here
Spoken Here
Author: Mark Abley
In Spoken Here, Mark Abley journeys around the world seeking out languages in peril -- Manx, Mohawk, Boro, Yiddish, and many more. Along the way he reveals delicious linguistic oddities and shows us what is lost when one of the world's six thousand tongues dies -- an irreplaceable worldview and a wealth of practical knowledge. He also examines t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099460220
ISBN-10: 009946022X
Publication Date: 1/6/2005
Pages: 320
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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This was a very interesting book about language and culture. I especially liked the chapters about the Isle of Man and the Yuchi Indians.


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