Atlas of Languages : The Origins and Development of Languages Throughout the World

Name: Atlas of Languages : The Origins and Development of Languages Throughout the World
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ISBN: 9780816033881

ISBN-10: 0816033889

ISBN-13: 9780816033881

Edition: 1st

Authors: Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, Maria Polinsky

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List price: $35.00
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Facts On File, Inc.
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 244
Size: 9.25" wide x 12.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English

Maria Polinsky is a Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University.

Foreword	p. 6
Introduction	p. 8
Development and Spread of Languages	p. 16
Europe and Eurasia	p. 36
South and Southeast Asia	p. 56
Africa and the Middle East	p. 72
Pacific	p. 90
Australia	p. 110
The Americas	p. 126
Pidgins and Creoles	p. 144
Writing Systems	p. 162
Epilogue	p. 210
Glossary of terms	p. 216
Bibliography	p. 217
Index	p. 218
Acknowledgments	p. 224
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