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The Search for the Perfect Language

By (author) Umberto Eco

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From the early Dark Ages to the Renaissance it was widely believed that the language spoken in the Garden of Eden was a perfect language, expressing all possible things, and that all current languages were its decadent descendants. This is an investigation into the history of this idea.

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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 10 Jul 1997
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 400
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 280g
ISBN | 978-0-0068-6378-6
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BISAC | philosophy / general


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