Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1.THE FORCE OF FALSITY 1
5. 2. LANGUAGES IN PARADISE 23
6. 3. FROM MARCO POLO TO LEIBNIZ 53
7. 4. THE LANGUAGE OF THE AUSTRAL LAND 77
8. 5. THE LINGUISTICS OF JOSEPH DE MAISTRE 97
9. Notes 117
10. Index 121