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Facts about the World's Languages

Facts about the World's Languages

An Encyclopedia of the World's Major Languages, Past and Present

by Jane GarryCarl Rubino Adams B. Bodomo and others
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/09/2001

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An authoritative source of rich, structured data for both the general public and linguistic experts.

Each of the 191 chapters is written by an expert and devoted to a single language. Three indexes are included for cross reference: Language by Country, Language by Family, Language by Alternate Names.

Entry Headings include: Language Name, Location, Family, Related Languages, Dialects, Number of Speakers, Origin and History, Orthography and Basic Phonology, Basic Morphology, Basic Syntax, Contact with Other Languages, Common Words, Selected Bibliography, and Efforts to Preserve, Protect, and Promote the Language.

Facts About the World's Languages has been honoured by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title of 2001

ISBN:
9780824209704
9780824209704
Category:
linguistics
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-09-2001
Language:
English
Publisher:
H. W. Wilson
Country of origin:
United States

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