Speak : a short history of languages

Speak : a short history of languages / Tore Janson.

This is a history of human speech from prehistory onwards. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. T...

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Main Author: Janson, Tore, 1936-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Historical linguistics.
historical linguistics.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
Historical linguistics
Talen.
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