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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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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Add this copy of A Guide to the World? S Languages: Volume I, to cart. $25.34, new condition, Sold by Chidoc5 Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Highland Park, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Stanford University Press.
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Add this copy of A Guide to the World's Languages. Volume 1: to cart. $29.80, like new condition, Sold by Yesterday's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bournemouth, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Edward Arnold.
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Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. In fine condition, this scholarly volume is concerned with how to classify languages in genetic terms. Presentation is comprehensible to the general reader but also meaty enough for the specialist. It is well documented and thorough, and is a useful as a work of reference. There are good maps and 3 good indexes.
Add this copy of A Guide to the World? S Languages: Volume I, to cart. $31.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Guide to the World's Languages: Classification to cart. $42.63, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Edward Arnold.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 0713165030.
Add this copy of A Guide to the World? S Languages: Volume I, to cart. $85.66, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Guide to the World's Languages; Volume 1: to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Edward Arnold.
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Very Good in good jacket. First edition, 1987. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, 433 pp., Very Good in Good dust jacket, name-stamp and ink-notation on the front flyleaf, small ink-notations on the titlepage and rear flyleaf, soiling or discoloration to the dust jacket, dust jacket also with wear including creasing, tearing, and loss.
Add this copy of A Guide to the World's Languages: Classification to cart. $53.77, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Edward Arnold.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 0713165030.
