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Lingo : a language spotters' guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren; with contributions by Jenny Audring, Frauke Watson and Alison Edwards (translation) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Lingo : a language spotters' guide to Europe about?

Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing tour of the continent, from Proto-Indo-European (the common ancestor of most European languages) to the rise and rise of English, via the complexities of Welsh plurals and Czech pronunciation. Along the way we learn why Esperanto will never catch on, how the language of William the Conqueror lives on in the Channel Islands and why Finnish is the easiest European language.Surprising, witty and full of extraordinary facts, this book will change the way you think about the languages around you. Polyglot Gaston Dorren might even persuade you that English is like Chinese.

Who reads Lingo : a language spotters' guide to Europe?

Author

Gaston Dorren; with contributions by Jenny Audring, Frauke Watson and Alison Edwards (translation)

Publisher

Profile Books; Profile Books Limited

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781781254165

Category

history

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Linguistics

Rating

3.86 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14