Spoken Here
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Half the world's languages are threatened with extinction over the next century, as English and the rest of the world's top twenty languages drive all before them.
Mark Abley is een auteur die zich verdiept in de fascinerende wereld van talen en hun transformaties. Zijn werk onderzoekt hoe gesproken en geschreven taal zich in onze tijd ontwikkelt, van hip-hop tot Singlish, van sms-berichten tot Spanglish. Ableys schrijven kenmerkt zich door zijn vermogen om de verbazingwekkende veranderingen in taal te onthullen en tegelijkertijd lezers te inspireren om hun eigen taal en cultuur te verdedigen. Zijn aanpak is zowel toegankelijk als boeiend, wat hem een opmerkelijke literaire stem maakt.
Half the world's languages are threatened with extinction over the next century, as English and the rest of the world's top twenty languages drive all before them.
Istanbul to Kathmandu in the Last Year of the Hippie Trail
In 1978, a young poet and journalist embarked on a transformative journey along the Hippie Trail, capturing the vibrant culture and unrest of the region. His three-month trek from Turkey to Nepal reveals a world on the brink of change, with vivid experiences such as dancing in Turkish discos and navigating the complexities of Afghan life. Drawing from his youthful journals, he juxtaposes the immediacy of his adventures with the insights of his later reflections, offering a rich historical perspective on a time when many places became inaccessible to travelers.
Mark Abley takes the reader on a world-wide trip like no other - from Singapore to Japan, Oxford to Los Angeles, through the web and even back in time. As much a travel book as a linguistic study, this book goes beyond grammar and vocabulary;