Empires of the word: a language history of the world
Ostler, Nicholas
Empires of the word: a language history of the world - Harper Perennial 2006 - xxi, 615 p.
Bibliography: p. 579-589 Includes index
This text offers a 'natural history of languages' that recounts the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history. It shows that the language of the future will, like the languages of the past, be full of surprises.
9780007118717 0007118716
Historical linguistics--Popular works
409 OST
Empires of the word: a language history of the world - Harper Perennial 2006 - xxi, 615 p.
Bibliography: p. 579-589 Includes index
This text offers a 'natural history of languages' that recounts the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history. It shows that the language of the future will, like the languages of the past, be full of surprises.
9780007118717 0007118716
Historical linguistics--Popular works
409 OST