The atlas of languages : the origin and development of languages throughout the world / consultant editors, Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinsky ; foreword by Jean Aitchison.
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TextDescription: 224 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cmISBN: 0816033889; 9780816033881Subject(s): Language and languagesLOC classification: P 106 | .L67 1996| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 400/ATL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844300003619 |
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"A Quarto book"--T.p. verso.
Introduction / by Bernard Comrie -- Development and spread of languages / by Stephen Matthews -- Europe and Eurasia / by Stephen Matthews and Maria Polinsky -- South and Southeast Asia / by Stephen Matthews -- Africa and the Middle East / by Owen Nancarrow -- Pacific / by Maria Polinsky and Geoffrey Smith -- Australia / by Peter Austin -- The Americas / by John Stonham -- Pidgins and Creoles / by Geoffrey Smith and Stephen Matthews -- Writing systems / by Roger Woodard -- Epilogue / by Stephen Matthews and Maria Polinsky.
A collection of photos, maps, charts, and boxed features on virtually every page. Ten chapters discuss the language families of each region of the world.
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