ENGLISH

The World's Major Languages

By Bernard Comrie

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2009
ISBN
9780415353397, 0415353394, 9780203301524
LCC
P371 .W6 2011
Open Library ID
OL25107356M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7606299 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
928\928
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Энциклопедии

Description

This volume features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. This second edition has been updated and revised. Two new languages, Amharic and Javanese, have been included. This accessible volume will appeal to anyone with an interest in linguistics. Key features: attention is paid to both grammatical and sociolinguistic features attention is concentrated on the world's major languages designed to be accessible to all readers with an interest in language.

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