History and the testimony of language /:

This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change. Christopher Ehret offers a methodological guide to applying language evidence in historical studies. He demonstrates how these methods allow us not only to recover the histories of time periods and places poo...

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1. Verfasser: Ehret, Christopher
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:California world history library ; 16.
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Zusammenfassung:This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change. Christopher Ehret offers a methodological guide to applying language evidence in historical studies. He demonstrates how these methods allow us not only to recover the histories of time periods and places poorly served by written documentation, but also to enrich our understanding of well-documented regions and eras. A leading historian as well as historical linguist of Africa, Ehret provides in-depth examples from the language phyla of Africa, arguing that his comprehensive treatment can be applied by.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 274 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520947597
0520947592

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