Compendium of the World's Languages: Abaza to Kurdish
Title | Compendium of the World's Languages: Abaza to Kurdish PDF eBook |
Author | George L. Campbell |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 970 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780415202961 |
Many languages, particularly those which have achieved literary status, have been studied in great detail, and specialized descriptions of these are plentiful. What has not been so readily available, however, is a general survey covering a wide spectrum of the world's languages on a comparative basis. It is this kind of comparative cross-section of languages, ranging from the familiar and well-documented to the relatively obscure, that the Compendium of the World's Languages presents.
Compendium of the World's Languages
Title | Compendium of the World's Languages PDF eBook |
Author | George L. Campbell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 2258 |
Release | 2020-07-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1136258450 |
This third edition of Compendium of the World’s Languages has been thoroughly revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide selection of natural language systems. All cultural and historical notes as well as statistical data have been checked, updated and in many cases expanded. Presenting an even broader range of languages and language families, including new coverage of Australian aboriginal languages and expanded treatment of North American and African languages, this new edition offers a total of 342 entries over nearly 2000 pages. Key features include: Complete rewriting, systematization and regularisation of the phonology sections Provision of IPA symbol grids arranged by articulatory feature and by alphabetic resemblance to facilitate use of the new phonology sections Expansion of morphology descriptions for most major languages Provision of new illustrative text samples Addition of a glossary of technical terms and an expanded bibliography Comparative tables of the numerals 1-10 in a representative range of languages, and also grouped by family Drawing upon a wealth of recent developments and research in language typology and broadened availability of descriptive data, this new incarnation of George Campbell’s astounding Compendium brings a much-loved survey emphatically into the twenty-first century for a new generation of readers. Scholarly, comprehensive and highly accessible, Compendium of the World’s Languages remains the ideal reference for all interested linguists and professionals alike.
Concise Compendium of the World's Languages
Title | Concise Compendium of the World's Languages PDF eBook |
Author | George L. Campbell |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 686 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780415160490 |
From Afrikaans to Zulu, almost 100 languages are featured in this new concise version of the comprehensive Compendium of the World's Languages. Many articles have been revised in the light of recent scholarship.
An Introduction to the Languages of the World
Title | An Introduction to the Languages of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Anatole Lyovin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 545 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0195149882 |
The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world.
The World's Major Languages
Title | The World's Major Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Comrie |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1125 |
Release | 2018-04-17 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1317290496 |
The World's Major Languages features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. This revised edition includes updated bibliographies for each chapter and up-to-date census figures. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. The World’s Major Languages is an accessible and essential reference work for linguists.
Concise Compendium of the World's Languages
Title | Concise Compendium of the World's Languages PDF eBook |
Author | George L. Campbell |
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Release | 1995 |
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Languages In The World
Title | Languages In The World PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Tetel Andresen |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2016-01-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1118531280 |
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