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flenserboy · 2022-05-23
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Another book you may enjoy in this vein is Umberto Eco's The Search for the Perfect Language — https://www.amazon.com/Search-Perfect-Language-Making-Europe....
kruhft · 2015-09-01
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If you're interested in language, I highly recommend 'The Search for the Perfect Language'[1] by Umberto Ecco. Highly readable and incredibly interesting history of those wanting to extend the capabilities of language.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Search-Perfect-Language-Making-Europe/...
Jun8 · 2015-08-22
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Umberto Eco's The Search for the Perfect Language is a great read on this subject (http://www.amazon.com/Search-Perfect-Language-Making-Europe/...)
