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Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson [Repost]

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Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson [Repost]

Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson
Oxford University Press; First Edition | April 25, 2002 | English | ISBN: 0198299788 | 310 pages | PDF | 2 MB

How does a language come into being and when does it disappear? What actually happened to Latin? When was English created? Will all people on Earth speak English or Chinese in 200 years? These are a few of the fascinating questions discussed in A Short History of Languages. It is about how historical conditions shape languages and how languages influence the course of history.