How Long to Read In the Land of Invented Languages

By Arika Okrent

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Land of Invented Languages?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read In the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Okrent tells the fascinating and highly entertaining history of man's enduring quest to build a better language. Peopled with charming eccentrics and exasperating megalomaniacs, the land of invented languages is a place where you can recite the Lord's Prayer in John Wilkins's Philosophical Language, say your wedding vows in Loglan, and read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in Lojban--not to mention Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages featured in this language-lover's book.

How long is In the Land of Invented Languages?

In the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent is 342 pages long, and a total of 86,184 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Land of Invented Languages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read In the Land of Invented Languages aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Land of Invented Languages?

In the Land of Invented Languages is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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