Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language
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Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language

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H**R

Language and its diversity

Fifteen brilliant essays about diverse aspects of language, including sign language, esperanto, the almost dead language of Manx, Tammet's introduction to Lithuanian, his mastery of French, and much more. In every essay Tammet familiarizes himself extensively with the subject. Having synesthesia and a wide-ranging memory he easily picks up foreign languages. He befriends Les Murray, an Australian poet, and translates Murray's poetry into French. In his essay about the French novel, La Disparition, which entirely omits the letter "e", Tammet pulls the same trick, and it's barely noticeable.

D**.

Different, Unique, Extraordinary

A highly functioning Savant off-the-charts genius, articulates for us the way he sees our world, from his.

K**K

Purchased this book due to notable reviews which I no ...

Purchased this book due to notable reviews which I no longer follow. I believed to be a history source of word origins but it is nothing but a self appraising autobio!

P**E

Five Stars

Extraordinarily insightful and informative book - great read!

T**.

shipped promptly

Present for my Dad. He said he is enjoying the book.

R**T

Four Stars

Very interesting book, but a little high priced in my opinion.

A**.

Great book

Wife looks the book.

S**N

Five Stars

Fantastic

N**T

A very good book. That author makes me love numbers as ...

A very good book. That author makes me love numbers as if they were poetic... and they become so. And every subject he touches is interesting.

G**L

I can't find words to describe how wonderful the book is

Very enlightening book!

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