Languages of the World: An Introduction

Pereltsvaig, Asya

ISBN 10: 1108479324 / ISBN 13: 9781108479325

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2020

About this Item

A nearly new hardback with no defects, just a few hardly noticeable rubs, hence a publisher's 'damaged' stamp to one of the preliminary pages. Despite such this book looks and feels unread with contents that are crisp, fresh and tight. Thus a very nice book in great condition, now offered for sale at a reasonable price.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Languages of the World: An Introduction
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108479324
• ISBN 13: 9781108479325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Condition: Like New

About this title

Synopsis

Are you curious to know what all human languages have in common and in what ways they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Then this book is for you! Now in its third edition, it guides beginners through the rich diversity of the world's languages. It presupposes no background in linguistics, and introduces the reader to linguistic concepts with the help of problem sets, end of chapter exercises and an extensive bibliography. Charts of language families provide geographical and genealogical information, and engaging sidebars with demographic, social, historical and geographical facts help to contextualise and bring languages to life. This edition includes a fully updated glossary of all linguistic terms used, new problem sets, and a new chapter on cartography. Supplementary online materials include links to all websites mentioned, and answers to the exercises for instructors.

About the Author

Asya Pereltsvaig is a native speaker of Russian and a fluent speaker of three other languages. For the last fifteen years, she has taught courses in linguistics at Yale, Cornell, Stanford and several other universities around the world. Her academic interests include languages, history, genetics and the relationship between the three.