History of languages, the: an introduction
Auteur :
Janson, Tore
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199604296
Date de publication :
20 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1275 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An introduction to the history of languages, from distant past to distant future, looking at how languages arise, change, and die, and showing how the histories of peoples and languages are closely connected. It mixes chapters on general processes with accounts of specific languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Greek, Latin, and English.