How Long to Read Speak: A Short History of Languages

How Long Does it Take to Read Speak: A Short History of Languages?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson

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

Description

This book is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively, readable style, distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. He takes the reader on a voyage of exploration through the changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, imperial Rome to...

How long is Speak: A Short History of Languages?

Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Speak: A Short History of Languages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Speak: A Short History of Languages aloud.

What Reading Level is Speak: A Short History of Languages?

Speak: A Short History of 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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