One Thousand Languages Living, Endangered, and Lost

Name: One Thousand Languages Living, Endangered, and Lost
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ISBN: 9780520255609

ISBN-10: 0520255607

ISBN-13: 9780520255609

Edition: 2008

Authors: Peter K. Austin, Nikki Tilbury, Mary Todd

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There are more than six thousand languages used around the world today, although linguists now estimate that by the year 2050 as many as half of those will be extinct. This beautifully designed, engagingly written reference takes us on a panoramic tour of the globe to explore this unique and endangered human gift. Generously illustrated throughout with color photographs, informative sidebars, and clear maps and graphics,One Thousand Languagesilluminates the sources, characteristics, and interrelationships of the world's spoken tongues. It looks in detail at the eleven global languages, then delves into the major languages of each world region in turn. Each entry gives a history of the…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



Introduction


World Languages


European Languages


North and West African Languages


Central, East, and Southern African Languages


South Asian Languages


Central, Western, and Northern Asian Languages


East and Southeast Asian Languages


Australia-Pacific Languages


Languages of the Americas


Endangered Languages


Extinct Languages


Maps


Glossary


Bibliography


Index