| A Guide to the World's Languages: Volume I, Classification Contributor(s): Ruhlen, Merritt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804712506 ISBN-13: 9780804712507 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1987 Annotation: " A definitive reference work on the classification of human languages with state-of-the-art freshness and great clarity." -- Diachronica " It is interesting to read, is well documented and thorough, and is useful as a work of reference." -- Modern Language Review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Foreign Language Study |
| Dewey: 401.2 |
| LCCN: 86005870 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.33" W x 9.34" (1.77 lbs) 492 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps. |