Britta Schneider. Liquid Languages: Constructing Languages in Late Modern Cultures of Diffusion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. xvii, 274 pp. GBP 100.00/USD 130.00

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Published online: 25 November 2025

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Britta Schneider. Liquid Languages: Constructing Languages in Late Modern Cultures of Diffusion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. xvii, 274 pp. GBP 100.00/USD 130.00

Britta Schneider. Liquid Languages: Constructing Languages in Late Modern Cultures of Diffusion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. xvii, 274 pp. GBP 100.00/USD 130.00