Dictionary of languages : the definitive reference to more than 400 languages

Author(s)

• Dalby, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Dictionary of languages : the definitive reference to more than 400 languages

Andrew Dalby

Bloomsbury, 1998

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A guide to over 400 languages of the world, both living and dead, covering their political, social and historical background. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts and proverbs, while anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.

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Details

• NCID: BA45313920
• ISBN:
  • 074753117X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 734 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 403
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Language and languages
  • LCSH : Language and languages -- Dictionaries.GB7912670