Language Families of the WorldJohn McWhorter
Language Families of the World
by John McWhorter · first published 2019
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on “Tongue Twisters: In search of the world’s hardest language (2009)” ↗If anyone found this interesting, I highly recommend the audiobook/lecture "Language Families of the World" by John McWhorter. The title makes it sound dry, but he's a very entertaining lecturer. It's one of those works that - if you have never been exposed to the subject - is a window to an previously unnoticed…
on “What did ancient languages sound like?” ↗…of this non-Indo-European language in the middle of Europe, without becoming too technical. If you're interested in an entertaining overview of all of the world's languages, I can recommend the course Language Families of the World by The Great Courses - 34 byte-sized (half hour) lectures. https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/language-families-of...
on ““Did You Eat the Whole Cake?” On Learning Estonian” ↗…~Amazon): (1) The Story of Language: covers the topic of language evolution; how languages change over time, how new words are introduced, how languages mix (due to e.g. invasions), pidgins/creoles (2) Language Families of the World: a survey of what languages currently exist, features of languages in different families
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