Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages
Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages
Columbia University Press | April 15, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0231115695 | 753 pages | PDF | 7.8MB
Columbia University Press | April 15, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0231115695 | 753 pages | PDF | 7.8MB
This encyclopedic dictionary offers an overview of over 400 alphabetically arranged living and extinct languages and language families. Introductory material provides background information on why languages grow apart and converge, some basic methodologies of historical linguistics, views on learning other languages, and frequently asked questions/answers about language. As in his Guide to World Language Dictionaries (LJ 3/15/99), Darby clearly describes and explains the book's many reference features, which include a glossary of 100 linguistic terms. He also explains positions taken on linguistic disagreements and considers each language's history, relationships to other languages, and estimated current speakers.