Native Tongues

by Charles Berlitz

Book Overview

This book is a unique storehouse of surprising, thought provoking, fascinating and useful facts about human speech and the written word. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448123363
• ISBN13: 9780448123363
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

GG Allyn

This book was fun and interesting. I particularly enjoyed the attention "Native Tongues" paid to some Asian, African, and Native American languages. If you looking for a non-complicated book about human languages, then this is the right book for you.

For the Language Lover

I found this book to be a fascinating treatise on world languages. Their origins and similarities are discussed, and there are some really fun facts about language. Did you know that "You're welcome" in Japanese sounds like "Don't Touch My Moustache" in English? A fun book for the language lover.

Simplesmente Fantástico

Este é, sem dúvida, um dos melhores livros que eu já li, sendo ao mesmo tempo leve e profundo, sério e divertido, popular e acadêmico. Recomendo para todos aqueles que gostem de ler um bom livro, daqueles que não conseguimos largar até chegar a última página. Indispensável a qualque biblioteca.

The most fascinating book I've read.

One thousand words is not enough to review this book. Conversely the book defines one thousand words...and more. If you are interested in words and their origins, peoples names and what the names mean, you will find this book difficult to put down. Read it, if you can find it.

WOW!

This is an incredible book! I study languages free-lance and this book is very helpful! It is in a non-technical style of language that makes it especially easy to use. The quantity as well as quality of facts is staggering! DOWNSIDE: It's out of print. Try an antiquarian book search to find it. That's where I got mine!