The Languages of the World

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THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
'All will delight in the extensive linguistic buffet presented in THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD'
Times Literary Supplement review of the first edition
This, the Third Edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to the world's languages, is essential reading for linguists and language students. It will also fascinate anyone interested in the origin and interrelationship of languages, in alphabets, writing systems, small ethnic groups, or linguistic minorities. It has been thoroughly revised and updated to include more languages, more countries, new extracts and up-to-date information on populations and the numbers of people speaking each language.
Features include:
• nearly 600 languages identified as to where they are spoken and the family to which they belong
• over 200 languages individually described, with sample passages and English translations
• fascinating insights into the history and development of individual languages and useful... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
'All will delight in the extensive linguistic buffet presented in THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD'
Times Literary Supplement review of the first edition
This, the Third Edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to the world's languages, is essential reading for linguists and language students. It will also fascinate anyone interested in the origin and interrelationship of languages, in alphabets, writing systems, small ethnic groups, or linguistic minorities. It has been thoroughly revised and updated to include more languages, more countries, new extracts and up-to-date information on populations and the numbers of people speaking each language.
Features include:
• nearly 600 languages identified as to where they are spoken and the family to which they belong
• over 200 languages individually described, with sample passages and English translations
• fascinating insights into the history and development of individual languages and useful information about the alphabet, pronunciation and vocabulary
• a listing of every country in the world, showing its principal languages and the number of speakers of each
• a description of each of the world's language families
Written specifically for the non-specialist and avoiding technical linguistic terms. The Languages of the World is an indispensable handbook on the subject of languages, peoples, and language families. Its user-friendly style and layout, original passages and exotic scripts will now delight a new generation.
Prior to his recent retirement, Kenneth Katzner worked for the US government and also served as an editor on a number of international encyclopedias and English dictionaries. He has authored a large English-Russian/Russian-English dictionary. Vissza