The Languages of World Literature
Title | The Languages of World Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Achim Hölter |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 685 |
Release | 2024-01-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3110641925 |
The Book of Languages
Title | The Book of Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Mick Webb |
Publisher | Owlkids |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2015-04-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781771471558 |
"Take a tour of 21 of the world's most commonly spoken languages!"--Back cover.
Languages of the World
Title | Languages of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Asya Pereltsvaig |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2012-02-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1107002788 |
Introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, familiarizing them with the variety of languages around the world.
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.
Major Versus Minor?
Title | Major Versus Minor? PDF eBook |
Author | Theo d' Haen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Communication in literature |
ISBN | 9789027201287 |
In this book, the possible banes and benefits of globalization are illuminated from many different viewpoints by scholars based in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
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
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.