Dictionary of Languages

ISBN: 9780713678413 出版年：2015 页码：754 Andrew Dalby Bloomsbury Publishing

Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, thowritten literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languagextinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the featurlanguage unique.