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Loom of Language [Paperback]

Frederick Bodmer (Author), Lancelot Hogben (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 669 pages
  • Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd; New edition edition (7 May 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0850363500
  • ISBN-13: 978-0850363500
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 249,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever! 21 May 2005
By David
Format:Paperback
This book is marvellous. As a linguist, I highly commend and indeed recommend this book. The reviews above certainly don't do it justice, but then this one doesn't either. It's not a rambly "this is how English was synthesised" book like "The Adventure of English", at all. It's more of a textbook. It aims to give the reader the key to learning all Romance languages as a one-er, using their similarities and differences as a useful tool for learning rather than a hinderence. It does the same with Teutonic languages, and how they all do the same, in their own way. From this 669pp book, one can easily learn the core matter of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (on the Romance side of things) and German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish (on the Teutonic). However, it also gives excellent insights into languages as varied as Latin, Greek, Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Esperanto, etc. It covers the web of vocabulary, the web of grammar, and all that holds the dynamic world of languages together.

I have many many language / linguistic textbooks, this is by far my most prized one. Well, no, it's my favourite one. Not my most prized, because it's freely available to re-purchase, should anything happen to my copy. My most prized ones are old, yellowed, out of print, and irreplaceable ;) But this is the _best_ book. A must have for any linguist, whether professional / student / lay interest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Loom of Language by Fred Bodmer 19 Oct 2011
By groovyguzi
Format:Paperback
I remember this book from my mid-teens in the 1950s. It awakened my interest in foreign languages, which I then went on to study at university level. My particular interest in purchasing the book now was aroused through Web discussion groups in which language teachers at secondary school level, especially in the UK, were asking questions about how they could stimulate awareness of foreign languages among their students. This book provides the answer. While I would not recommend it as a coursebook for students below university level I would certainly recommend it to all teachers of foreign languages as a rich source of materials that they could draw upon. I know of no other book that covers the history and interrelationship of languages in such an entertaining and matter-of-fact way. Loom of Language
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Loom of Language 5 Oct 2003
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Format:Hardcover
Provides an interesting look at how languages (specifically English) have evolved from other languages. Compares English to Romance, Slavonic, Teutonic and Nordic languages. Invaluable aid for any language student and an interesting read for anyone with an interest in languages.
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