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1000 Languages: The Worldwide History of Living and Lost Tongues [Hardcover]

Peter K. Austin
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson; First Edition edition (30 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0500514119
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500514115
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.1 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 329,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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BBC Focus

'An encyclopedia...the book is a bit of a looker'

The Scotsman

'A lively and colourful look at our worldwide linguistic inheritance...a celebration...a very informative reference guide as well'

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This is close approach to more than 6,000 languages and is an excellent way to explore the sources, interrelationships and characteristics of the world's languages, including the major and minor ones of every region, and discusses the topical issue of endangered and extinct tongues.
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