Atlas nezvyčajných jazykov: Pôsobivá zbierka zaujímavostí a kuriozít (slovensky) – Nikolič Zoran (2023)

Fascinating exploration of lesser-known languages Did you know that some people believe that the Burushaski language users, who live in a remote valley beneath the Himalayas, are actually descendants of soldiers from Alexander the Great? And that although Venetian is not the official language in Venice, it is spoken in several places in Latin America? What can we learn from the existence of Gotlandic, a dialect of the extinct Old Gutnish, spoken on a few islands in the Baltic Sea? This book provides answers to these and many other intriguing questions. We communicate through spoken and written words, and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived, even if only in small areas. The aim of the book is to present a selection of contemporary language islands from around the world, as well as some interesting historical languages that have been absorbed into one of the larger languages over time. This collection of curiosities and oddities, complete with maps and photographs, contains over 100 examples of lesser-known languages from around the globe. Translated from the original English by Ivana Krekáňová.