It takes the average reader 4 hours to read The Fall of Language in the Age of English by Minae Mizumura
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity. Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the...
The Fall of Language in the Age of English by Minae Mizumura is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.
This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read The Fall of Language in the Age of English aloud.
The Fall of Language in the Age of English is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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