A Guide to the World's Languages: Volume I, Classification - Hardcover
A Guide to the World's Languages: Volume I, Classification - Hardcover
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by Merritt Ruhlen (Author)
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.
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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
