Author : Charles Frederick Voegelin
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Classification of the world's languages; Reference.
Author : R.E. Asher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1009 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1317851080
Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.
Author : Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release :
Category : Language and languages
ISBN :
Author : Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2021
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN : 9781503621336
Author : Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
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.
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0080877753
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the major languages and language families of the world. It will provide full descriptions of the phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax of the world’s major languages, giving insights into their structure, history and development, sounds, meaning, structure, and language family, thereby both highlighting their diversity for comparative study, and contextualizing them according to their genetic relationships and regional distribution. Based on the highly acclaimed and award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, this volume will provide an edited collection of almost 400 articles throughout which a representative subset of the world's major languages are unfolded and explained in up-to-date terminology and authoritative interpretation, by the leading scholars in linguistics. In highlighting the diversity of the world’s languages — from the thriving to the endangered and extinct — this work will be the first point of call to any language expert interested in this huge area. No other single volume will match the extent of language coverage or the authority of the contributors of Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. Extraordinary breadth of coverage: a comprehensive selection of just under 400 articles covering the world's major languages, language families, and classification structures, issues and dispute Peerless quality: based on 20 years of academic development on two editions of the leading reference resource in linguistics, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Unique authorship: 350 of the world's leading experts brought together for one purpose Exceptional editorial selection, review and validation process: Keith Brown and Sarah Ogilvie act as first-tier guarantors for article quality and coverage Compact and affordable: one-volume format makes this suitable for personal study at any institution interested in areal, descriptive, or comparative language study - and at a fraction of the cost of the full encyclopedia
Author : Richard S Angell
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 14,18 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781359493675
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Merritt Ruhlen (linguiste).)
Publisher :
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 17,41 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 9780804718943
Author : Christopher Moseley
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9231040960
Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view.
Author : Bernard Comrie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1351539388
This volume features over fifty 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 featuresAttention is concentrated on the world's major languagesDesigned to be accessible to all readers with an interest in language.
