Empires of the word : a language history of the world
Ostler, Nicholas2006
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This text offers a 'natural history of languages' that recounts the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history. It shows that the language of the future will, like the languages of the past, be full of surprises.
Main title:
Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler.
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Imprint:
London : Harper Perennial, 2006.
Collation:
xxi, 615 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-589) and index.
ISBN:
9780007118717 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
621932
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