Ethnologue: Languages of Africa and Europe, 17th Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556713681 ISBN 13: 9781556713682

Publisher: SIL International, Global Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Ethnologue is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the known living languages in the world today. It has been an active research project for more than 60 years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue. It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind. Ethnologue is published in three volumes. Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently. This volume catalogs the languages of Africa and Europe. It includes: · 2,476 language descriptions organized by continent and country · 17,881 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names · 95 country overviews with graphical language vitality profiles · 72 color maps showing location and distribution of languages · Statistical summaries for each continent by vitality status, language size, language family, and country · Updated to include all new languages in the 2013 set of changes to ISO 639-3

About this edition

• Publisher: SIL International, Global Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1556713681
• ISBN 13: 9781556713682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 566
• Editor: Lewis M. Paul, Simons Gary F., Fennig Charles D.