Languages of the World

Zusatztext Praise for the Second Edition:` The Languages of the World offers excellent aid not only to linguists, to whom its importance is obvious, but also to anyone interested in international affairs or curious about other inhabitants of the planet.' - Charles Berlitz `A reference tool for all linguists as well as a collector's item for those in allied fields, enabling even an amateur to identify foreign scripts with ease and satisfaction....to be recommended.' Modern Language Review 'A wholly fascinating mini-kaleidoscope indicating the largely diverse variety of the world's main languages and their scripts and of their cultures.' The Good Book Guide Informationen zum Autor Prior to his recent retirement, Kenneth Katzner worked for the US government and also served as an editor on a number of international encyclopedias and English dictionaries. He is also author of a large English-Russian/Russian-English Dictionary . Klappentext An essential guide to the languages of the world; includes information on over 600 languages. Zusammenfassung An essential guide to the languages of the world; includes information on over 600 languages. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Language families of the world, Chart, Indo-European languages, Uralic languages, Altaic languages, Caucasian languages, Dravidian languages, Munda languages, Sino-Tibetan languages, Mon-Khmer languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages, Australian languages, Paleo-Asiatic languages, Eskimo-Aleut languages, Niger-Congo languages, Afro-Asiatic languages, Chari-Nile languages, Khoisan languages , American Indian languages, Artificial languages, Pidgin and creole languages, PART II Individual languages, Europe, Former Soviet Union, Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Western Hemisphere, Africa, An artificial language PART III Country-by-country survey ...

Product details

• Authors: K. Katzner, Kenneth Katzner, Kenneth Miller Katzner, Katzner Kenneth, Kirk Miller, Kirk Katzner Miller, Miller Kirk
• Assisted by: Kenneth Katzner (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2002
• EAN: 9780415250030
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25003-0
• No. of pages: 390
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Linguistics, REFERENCE / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, EDUCATION / Language Experience Approach, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, REFERENCE / Trivia, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)