Languages: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover
How many languages are there? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? In this Very Short Introduction, eminent linguist Stephen Anderson addresses such questions as he illuminates the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different languages and linguistic examples, Anderson provides the basic facts about the world's major families of spoken languages and their distribution around the globe. He explores the basis for linguistic classification and raises questions about how we identify a language. Considering signed languages as well as spoken, Anderson also examines the wider social issues of losing languages, and their impact on vanishing cultures and peoples.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Stephen Anderson is the Dorothy R. Diebold Professor of Linguistics at Yale University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and past president of the Linguistic Society of America.
Stephen Anderson is the Dorothy R. Diebold Professor of Linguistics at Yale University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and past president of the Linguistic Society of America.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0199590591
- ISBN 13 9780199590599
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages135
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 8.26
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Languages : A Very Short Introduction
Published by
Oxford University Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 15756641-n
Buy New
US$ 8.26
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages
Published by
Oxford University Press OUP
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Softcover
Quantity: 4
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. pp. xiii + 135, Maps. Seller Inventory # 2614943119
Buy New
US$ 6.92
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages
Published by
Oxford University Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Softcover
Quantity: 4
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. pp. xiii + 135 15 Illus., Maps. Seller Inventory # 9682000
Buy New
US$ 4.90
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GB-9780199590599
Buy New
US$ 14.18
Convert currency
Seller Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Published by
Oxford University Press, Oxford
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? The diversity of languages today is varied, but it is steadily declining. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Anderson answers the above questions by looking at the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different languages and linguistic examples, hedemonstrates how languages are not uniformly distributed around the world; just as some places are more diverse than others in terms of plants and animal species, the same goes for the distribution of languages.Exploring the basis for linguistic classification and raising questions about how we identify a language, as well as considering signed languages as well as spoken, Anderson examines the wider social issues of losing languages, and their impact in terms of the endangerment of cultures and peoples. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. Thesepocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topicshighly readable. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780199590599
Buy New
US$ 15.63
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction
Published by
Oxford University Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
paperback
First Edition
Quantity: 3
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Seller Inventory # 001474463N
Buy New
US$ 11.64
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction
Published by
Oxford University Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # DADAX0199590591
Buy New
US$ 15.80
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages
Published by
OUP OXFORD 2012-06-28, Oxford
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780199590599
Buy New
US$ 10.31
Convert currency
Seller Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction by Anderson, Stephen [Paperback ]
Published by
Oxford University Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0199590591
ISBN 13: 9780199590599
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780199590599
Buy New
US$ 16.60
Convert currency
Stock Image
Languages: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9780199590599-GDR
Buy New
US$ 11.03
Convert currency