Empires of the word: a language history of the world
by Ostler, Nicholas.
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BookPublisher: Harper Perennial 2006ISBN: 9780007118717; 0007118716.Classification number: 409 OSTSubject(s): Historical linguistics -- Popular worksSubject: This text offers a 'natural history of languages' that recounts the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history.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.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Netherton Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 409 OST (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 21/10/2024 | 002484461X |
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| 400 GAM Balderdash & piffle | 401.9 MAY A first guide to baby signing | 406 Aberdeen & Banchory | 409 OST Empires of the word: a language history of the world | 411 ROS Alphabetical: | 416 Inverness, Loch Ness & Culloden | 419 FLO Signing everyday phrases |
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This text offers a 'natural history of languages' that recounts the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history.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.
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