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One Language for the World

Dr. Mario Andrew Pei
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

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101
Dr. Mario Pei
07:56
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102
Dr. Mario Pei
01:59
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103
Dr. Mario Pei
02:25
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104
Dr. Mario Pei
03:45
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105
Dr. Mario Pei
02:45
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106
Dr. Mario Pei
02:59
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107
Dr. Mario Pei
01:42
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201
Dr. Mario Pei
01:50
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202
Dr. Mario Pei
02:18
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203
Dr. Mario Pei
03:03
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204
Dr. Mario Pei
02:08
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205
Dr. Mario Pei
01:47
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206
Dr. Mario Pei
01:15
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207
Dr. Mario Pei
02:09
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208
Dr. Mario Pei
02:48
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209
Dr. Mario Pei
03:52