A guide to the world's languages 1, Classification 1, Classification /

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 postscri...

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Autor principal: Ruhlen, Merritt, 1944- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press cop. 1991
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:xxv, 463 p. : il., maps ; 23 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas
ISBN:9780804718943