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Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Description: Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language presents a collection of reflections on translation, language, and poetry centered around rendering a French poem into English. The book combines linguistic analysis with personal and literary insights
ISBN: 0465086454
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dobro · 2012-11-09 · Original thread
That it can be cumbersome for an expat, doesn't mean it's not a broadening experience and an intellectual delight.

For broadening experience, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/language-and-bias/

And for intellectual delight, see: http://www.amazon.com/Le-Ton-Beau-De-Marot/dp/0465086454 http://books.google.gr/books/about/Experiences_in_Translatio...