Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary

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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

A â€œfascinatingâ€ (The Economist) dive into the world of linguistics that is â€œpart travelogue, part science lesson, part intellectual investigationâ€¦an entertaining, informative survey of some of the most fascinating polyglots of our timeâ€ (The New York Times Book Review).

In Babel No More, Michael Erard, â€œa monolingual with benefits,â€ sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like the nineteenth-century Italian cardinal Joseph Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages, as well as those of living language-superlearners such as Alexander Arguelles, a modern-day polyglot who knows dozens of languages and shows Erard the tricks of the trade to give him a dark glimpse into the life of obsessive language acquisition.

With his ambitious examination of what language is, where it lives in the brain, and the cultural implications of polyglotsâ€™ pursuits, Erard explores the upper limits of our ability to learn and use languages and illuminates the intellectual potential in everyone. How do some people escape the curse of Babelâ€”and what might the gods have demanded of them in return?

Country	USA
Author	Michael Erard
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781451628272
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Free Press
Manufacturer	Free Press
NumberOfPages	322
PublicationDate	2012-01-10
Publisher	Free Press
ReleaseDate	2012-01-10
Studio	Free Press

Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

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