Description
| Summary: | This guide to the languages of the world details more than 400 languages in a clear A-Z style.
"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 historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique."--
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| Item Description: | First published 1998.
Includes glossary and index.. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 734 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 1408102145
9781408102145
1281088323
9781281088321
9786611088323
6611088326
0713678410
9780713678413
9780231115681
0231115687 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (EBSCOhost, viewed March 4, 2024). |
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