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Speak A Short History of Languages

Hardcover • 2002 • English

Speak A Short History of Languages

By Tore Janson

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About the book

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 from now? These are a few of the questions discussed in A Short History of Languages. It is about how historical conditions shape languages and how languages influence the course of history. The book starts with a discussion of the period of gatherers and hunters, when there was a huge number of languges.It move...Show more

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9780198299783

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Speak A Short History of Languages

Format

Hardcover

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