A guide to the world's languages Volume 1: Classification

Merritt Ruhlen

ISBN 10: 0804718946 / ISBN 13: 9780804718943

Published by Stanford University Press, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A guide to the world's languages Volume 1: Classification
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804718946
• ISBN 13: 9780804718943
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New

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Synopsis

This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.

From the Back Cover

“A definitive reference work on the classification of human languages with state-of-the-art freshness and great clarity.”—Diachronica
“It is interesting to read, is well documented and thorough, and is useful as a work of reference.”—Modern Language Review