A Guide to the World's Languages

A Guide to the World's Languages
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Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 0804718946
ISBN-13 : 9780804718943
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Book Synopsis A Guide to the World's Languages by : Merritt Ruhlen

Download or read book A Guide to the World's Languages written by Merritt Ruhlen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.


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