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Empires of the Word

Language EnglishEnglish
Book Paperback
Book Empires of the Word Nicholas Ostler
Libristo code: 05246518
Publishers HarperCollins UK, October 2010
Offers a 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded... Full description
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Offers a 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded another at different times in history. This book reveals that the language history of the world shows the real characters of peoples; it also shows that the language of the future will, like the languages of the past, be full of surprises.§Greek, Sanskrit, Mandarin Chinese and English that has led to their supremacy at different times.

About the book

Full name Empires of the Word
Language English
Binding Book - Paperback
Date of issue 2010
Number of pages 640
EAN 9780060935726
ISBN 0060935723
Libristo code 05246518
Publishers HarperCollins UK
Weight 461
Dimensions 133 x 203 x 38
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