Asya Pereltsvaig

Languages of the World

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Requiring no background in linguistics, this book introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3rd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1042g
• ISBN-13: 9781108479325
• ISBN-10: 1108479324
• Artikelnr.: 59483187

Autorenporträt

Asya Pereltsvaig is a native speaker of Russian and a fluent speaker of three other languages. For the last fifteen years, she has taught courses in linguistics at Yale, Cornell, Stanford and several other universities around the world. Her academic interests include languages, history, genetics and the relationship between the three.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Languages of Europe
3. Languages of Iran and South Asia
4. Languages of Northern Eurasia
5. Languages of the Caucasus
6. Languages of the Greater Middle East
7. Languages of sub-Saharan Africa
8. Languages of eastern Asia
9. Languages of the South Sea Islands
10. Aboriginal languages of New Guinea and Australia
11. Native languages of the Americas
12. Remaining issues: macro families, sign languages, and constructed languages
Glossary
Index of languages
Index of terms
Bibliography.

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Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Languages of Europe; 3. Languages of Iran and South Asia; 4. Languages of Northern Eurasia; 5. Languages of the Caucasus; 6. Languages of the Greater Middle East; 7. Languages of sub-Saharan Africa; 8. Languages of eastern Asia; 9. Languages of the South Sea Islands; 10. Aboriginal languages of New Guinea and Australia; 11. Native languages of the Americas; 12. Remaining issues: macro families, sign languages, and constructed languages; Glossary; Index of languages; Index of terms; Bibliography.