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This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.
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A Guide to the World's Languages. Vol 1, Merritt Ruhlen
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- Released
- 1991
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- Title
- A Guide to the World's Languages. Vol 1
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Merritt Ruhlen
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0804718946
- ISBN13
- 9780804718943
- Series
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.