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An Introduction to the Languages of the World
Anatole V. Lyovin
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Description for An Introduction to the Languages of the World
Paperback. The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 19 line art; 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 277 x 31. Weight in Grams: 792.
The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world. It is ideal for use in courses where students have mastered the basic principles of linguistics but lack background in the broad range of language phenomena found in the world's languages, such as vowel harmony and ergative constructions. It offers students an opportunity to explore, at various levels, structures of very different, highly interesting languages without necessarily possessing ... Read more
The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world. It is ideal for use in courses where students have mastered the basic principles of linguistics but lack background in the broad range of language phenomena found in the world's languages, such as vowel harmony and ergative constructions. It offers students an opportunity to explore, at various levels, structures of very different, highly interesting languages without necessarily possessing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
792g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195149883
SKU
V9780195149883
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About Anatole V. Lyovin
Born of Russian emigre parents in Leskovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia, in 1938. In 1950 left Yugoslavia, and after one year spent in refugee camps in Italy and Germany immigrated to Canada. Finished high school in Toronto, Canada, and received a scholarship to study at Princeton University in New Jersey. Also studied at the Taiwan National University for one ... Read more
Reviews for An Introduction to the Languages of the World
This book is an important pedagogical resource, presenting in succinct form information on the classification of the world's languages into language families and on the major structural types with regard to a wide range of phonological, morphological, and syntactic phenomena, as well as detailed presentations of languages selected to illustrate interaction of structural features as they occur in texts. ... Read more