One Language for the World

Dr. Mario Andrew Pei, linguist, teacher, and author of many books and articles on language, released this 1961 album in order to educate people on language. In addition to about 3,000 "natural" languages spoken today, he notes, there are at least 700 constructed languages created since the 17th century--computer programming and Esperanto are two examples. Languages whose history and sound Pei presents on this album include Greek, Latin, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Finnish, Russell's Suma, Peano's Flexionless Latin, and Interlingua. The liner notes provide Pei's biography, and a transcript of the recording.

Track Listing

101	Introduction	Mario Pei	07:56
102	Greek	Mario Pei	01:59
103	Latin	Mario Pei	02:25
104	Basic English	Mario Pei	03:45
105	French	Mario Pei	02:45
106	Spanish	Mario Pei	02:59
107	Portugese	Mario Pei	01:42
201	Italian	Mario Pei	01:50
202	German	Mario Pei	02:18
203	Russian	Mario Pei	03:03
204	Chinese	Mario Pei	02:08
205	Finnish	Mario Pei	01:47
206	Russell's Suma	Mario Pei	01:15
207	Peano's Flexionless Latin / Interglossa / Cheshikhin's Nepo	Mario Pei	02:09
208	Interlingua	Mario Pei	02:48
209	Esperanto	Mario Pei	03:52