Languages: a very short introduction

How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as s...

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1. Verfasser: Anderson, Stephen R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions 320
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Zusammenfassung:How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 135 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780191778018
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780199590599.001.0001

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