Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Hundred Languages

Dalby, Andrew

ISBN 10: 074753117X / ISBN 13: 9780747531173

Verlag: Bloomsbury, 1998

Beschreibung

Hardback. Second impression. xvi, 734pp. Detailed diction giving ample space of at least a page to each entry which comprises a mix of historical information, maps, examples, alphabets, etc. an A-Z reference from Abkhaz and Abaza to Zulu. Glossary and index. Pages are tanned. Sunned to dust jacket spine and edges. Very clean and neat. Good+, sound copy in like dust jacket Good+, sound copy in like dust jacket.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22875

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Hundred Languages
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
• ISBN-10: 074753117X
• ISBN-13: 9780747531173
• Einband: Hardback
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

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A guide to over 400 languages of the world, both living and dead, covering their political, social and historical background. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts and proverbs, while anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.