Creating a ‘Truer’ Language Within a Work of Fiction: The Example of Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue

Schemes for creating imaginary, ideal languages were particularly prevalent in 17th and 18th century Europe and generally arose out of a desire to simplify language and impose order so as to minimise ambiguity and thereby improve communication and understanding between peoples. Centuries later, in h...

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Main Author: Ruth MENZIES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2012-03-01
Series:E-REA
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/erea/2410
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