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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Nicholas Ostler
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Description for Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Paperback. An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. Num Pages: 688 pages, (65 maps). BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 866.
An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the story of its languages. Some shared language is what binds any community together, and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. Yet ... Read more
An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the story of its languages. Some shared language is what binds any community together, and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. Yet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007118717
SKU
V9780007118717
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About Nicholas Ostler
Nicholas Ostler is a scholar and scientist of languages, who has a working knowledge of 26 languages and who, five years ago, set up the Foundation for Endangered Languages, an international organisation, to provide funding and support to document and revitilise languages in peril. With his own company Linguacubun Ltd., he regularly advises governments and corporations on policy in the ... Read more
Reviews for Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
`It is a compelling read, one of the most interesting books I have read in a long while...a great book. After reading it you will never think of language in the same way again.' Guardian `Learned and entertaining...remarkably comprehensive as well as thought-provoking.' Observer ... Read more