Concise compendium of the World's languages
Editorial ROUTLEDGE
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial ROUTLEDGE
- ISBN13 9780415160490
- ISBN10 0415160499
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 670
- Any Edició 1998
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Rústica
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Geografia De Les LlengüesConcise compendium of the World's languages
Editorial ROUTLEDGE
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
The The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages provides clear snapshots of over one hundred languages. Drawn from the more comprehensive two volume Compendium of the World's Languages, the articles selected for this volume discuss most languages spoken today
by populations of at least five to ten million people, as well as minor languages that figure prominently in the contemporary socio-political context. This combination allows little-known languages, such as Akan, Navajo, Basque and Zulu, to figure prominently alongside the mainstream
languages such as Arabic, French, Chinese and Russian. Each entry considers the phonological, morphological and lexical features of the language it discusses. Written for language buffs who want to know-in broad outline-how lots of languages work, this terrific book compiles loads of
information in one affordable volume.
George Campbell is a former BBC World Service Linguist and translator.