This is really not a very academic reference. I am by no means a linguist, but I must say, there was very little of use in this book that I did not already know. With all due respect to the author, most people are really going to get less out of the articles in this book than out of wikipedia arti
Dictionary of languages: the definitive reference to more than 400 languages
โ Scribed by Dalby, Andrew
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Year
- 2004;2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 754
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The essential guide to the languages of the world, comprehensively detailing more than 400 languages in a clear A-Z style.;A-Z.
โฆ Table of Contents
A-Z.
โฆ Subjects
Language and languages;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Reference;Electronic books;Dictionaries;Ebook;Language and languages -- Dictionaries;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference
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Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special
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