Babel no More : : the Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
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pt.1. Question: into the cardinal's labyrinth -- pt.2. Approach: tracking down hyperpolyglots -- pt.3. Revelation: the brain whispers -- pt.4. Elaboration: the brains of Babel -- pt.5. Arrival: the hyperpolyglot of Flanders.
Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Free Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781451628258
1451628250
SUBJECTS
Historical linguistics.