1000 Languages

The worldwide history of living and lost tongues

Peter K Austin

A linguistic world tour, 1000 Languages explores the languages of every region, from the global to those that are endangered or extinct. Each entry details numbers of speakers and geographical spread, together with characteristics and a history of development.

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FILED UNDER: General Reference (Ivy Press)

Published: Jun, 2008

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Professor Peter K. Austin is Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

288 pages
h 253mm x w 203mm
hardback
full colour throughout
106,000 words
Printed ISBN:978-0-500514-11-5

The following rights for this title have already been sold:

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Canadian
Italian
Estonian
Dutch
Icelandic
Japanese
Polish
Spanish

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