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| Title |
Babel no more : the search for the world's most extraordinary language learners / Michael Erard |
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| Publisher |
New York : Free Press, 2012 |
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| Edition |
1st Free Press hardcover edition |
| Phys Descr |
306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-294) and index |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- Maine
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Historical linguistics
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| OCLC # |
694395290 |
| ISBN # |
9781451628258 |
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1451628250 |
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