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An offbeat natural history of language takes readers from the educational and cultural innovators of Sumeria, to the resilience of Chinese, to the global spread of English, in a volume that offers linguistic perspectives on numerous past and present civilizations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ostler, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2005]
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Language and languages.
Historical linguistics.
Language
Langage et langues.
Linguistique historique.
historical linguistics.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
17.15 historical linguistics.
Sprache
Talen.
Geschichte.
talen
languages
geschiedenis
history
wereld
world
Languages (General)
Talen (algemeen)
History (form)
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:An offbeat natural history of language takes readers from the educational and cultural innovators of Sumeria, to the resilience of Chinese, to the global spread of English, in a volume that offers linguistic perspectives on numerous past and present civilizations.
Physical Description:xxi, 615 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-589) and index.
ISBN:0066210860
9780066210865