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NoodleBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-07-07 06:13 PM
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looking for a general european languages book
Sounds kind of weird, but I've wanted to see if I can find a book like this for a long time.

Basically, I'm looking for a book that gives short introductions to several European languages. Not super-in-depth on one language, not a book of phrases focusing on one language, sort of what a 101 level course in the language would be. Mind you, though, that there would be several languages in the book. A weird request, but it would be awesome.

Does a book like this exist?
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KatyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-09-07 07:55 AM
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1. Try this:
Edited on Fri Mar-09-07 07:56 AM by Kentish Man
The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer
It goes into comparasins between languages and language families, with lots of examples. I read it first in high school, about 10 times (yes, dorkus erectus here); loved it.
From one of the Amazon.co.uk reviews:

It aims to give the reader the key to learning all Romance languages as a one-er, using their similarities and differences as a useful tool for learning rather than a hinderence. It does the same with Teutonic languages, and how they all do the same, in their own way. From this 669pp book, one can easily learn the core matter of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (on the Romance side of things) and German, Dutch, Danish, and Swedish (on the Teutonic). However, it also gives excellent insights into languages as varied as Latin, Greek, Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Esperanto, etc. It covers the web of vocabulary, the web of grammar, and all that holds the dynamic world of languages together.


http://www.amazon.com/Loom-Language-Frederick-Bodmer/dp/0850363500/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-9208714-7655914?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173444727&sr=8-1
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NoodleBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-09-07 10:55 AM
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2. awesome, thanks
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