Kenneth Katzner, Kirk Miller

The Languages of the World

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written with the non-specialist in mind, this third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide's attractive style and layout, delightful original passages and exotic scripts will continue to fascinate all language scholars and linguists. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries and current data on populations. This indispensable resource contains information on nearly 600 languages-individual descriptions of 200 languages with sample passages and English translations; concise notes on where each language is spoken and its history, alphabet and pronunciation; coverage of every country in the world and its main language and speaker numbers; English borrowings from other languages; an introduction to language families. This will be your passport to the speech of the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9780415250030
• ISBN-10: 041525003X
• Artikelnr.: 21876004

Autorenporträt

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 is also author of a large English-Russian/Russian-English Dictionary.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I Language families of the world
Chart
Indo-European languages
Uralic languages
Altaic languages
Caucasian languages
Dravidian languages
Munda languages
Sino-Tibetan languages
Mon-Khmer languages
Austronesian languages
Papuan languages
Australian languages
Paleo-Asiatic languages
Eskimo-Aleut languages
Niger-Congo languages
Afro-Asiatic languages
Chari-Nile languages
Khoisan languages
American Indian languages
Artificial languages
Pidgin and creole languages
PART II Individual languages
Europe
Former Soviet Union
Middle East
Asia
Oceania
Western Hemisphere
Africa
An artificial language PART III Country-by-country survey

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PART I Language families of the world, Chart, Indo-European languages, Uralic languages, Altaic languages, Caucasian languages, Dravidian languages, Munda languages, Sino-Tibetan languages, Mon-Khmer languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages, Australian languages, Paleo-Asiatic languages, Eskimo-Aleut languages, Niger-Congo languages, Afro-Asiatic languages, Chari-Nile languages, Khoisan languages , American Indian languages, Artificial languages, Pidgin and creole languages, PART II Individual languages, Europe, Former Soviet Union, Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Western Hemisphere, Africa, An artificial language PART III Country-by-country survey

Rezensionen

'A reference tool for all linguists as well as a collector's item for those in allied fields, enabling even an amateur to identify foreign scripts with ease and satisfaction ... to be recommended.' - Modern Language Review

'A wholly fascinating mini-kaleidoscope indicating the largely diverse variety of the world's main languages and their scripts and of their cultures.' - The Good Book Guide

'A reference tool for all linguists as well as a collector's item for those in allied fields, enabling even an amateur to identify foreign scripts with ease and satisfaction ... to be recommended.' - Modern Language Review

'A wholly fascinating mini-kaleidoscope indicating the largely diverse variety of the world's main languages and their scripts and of their cultures.' - The Good Book Guide