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Title: Languages In The World
Condition: New
EAN: 9781118531280
ISBN: 9781118531280
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 01/01/2016
Item Height: 257mm
Item Length: 165mm
Item Width: 19mm
Item Weight: 602g
Language: English
Description:

This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world’s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years.

  • Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society
  • Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more
  • Includes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !Xóõ (Taa), Mongolian, and Quiché
  • A companion website offers a host of supplementary materials including, sound files, further exercises, and detailed introductory information for students new to linguistics

Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Language & Reference
Subtitle: How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language
Author: Julie Tetel Andresen, Phillip M. Carter
Release Year: 2016

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