Empires of the word : a language history of the world /

Ostler, Nicholas,

Empires of the word : a language history of the world / [print] Nicholas Ostler. - first American edition. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers, (c)2005. - xxi, 615 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.



The nature of language history -- Languages by land -- Languages by sea -- Languages today and tomorrow.



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Language and languages.
Historical linguistics.

P107.O85.E475 2005 P107