Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages Hardcover - 1998
by Andrew Dalby
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Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language that has official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. Both living and dead languages are covered and we see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.
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- Title Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages
- Author Andrew Dalby
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition NIS
- Pages 800
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-12-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780231115681 / 0231115687
- Weight 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg)
- Dimensions 9.49 x 6.5 x 2.66 in (24.10 x 16.51 x 6.76 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Language and languages
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98087178
- Dewey Decimal Code 403
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- American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2000, Page 411
- Booklist, 05/15/2000, Page 1780
- Library Journal, 05/01/1999, Page 68
- Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr, 01/01/2000, Page 183
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