Routledge, 2009. - 928 p.
How many languages are there in the world? What language do they speak in India? What languages have the most speakers? What languages were spoken in Australia, or in Mexico before European immigration? When did Latin slop being spoken, and when did French start being spoken? How did English become such an important world language? These and other similar questions are often asked by the interested layman. One aim of this volume is to answer the questions.
Indo-European Languages.
Uralic Languages.
Turkish and the Turkic Languages.
Afroasiatic Languages.
Tamil and the Dravidian Languages.
Tai Languages.
Vietnamese Languages.
Sino - Tibetan Languages.
Japanese Languages.
Korean Languages.
Austronesian Languages.
Niger - Kordofanian Languages.
How many languages are there in the world? What language do they speak in India? What languages have the most speakers? What languages were spoken in Australia, or in Mexico before European immigration? When did Latin slop being spoken, and when did French start being spoken? How did English become such an important world language? These and other similar questions are often asked by the interested layman. One aim of this volume is to answer the questions.
Indo-European Languages.
Uralic Languages.
Turkish and the Turkic Languages.
Afroasiatic Languages.
Tamil and the Dravidian Languages.
Tai Languages.
Vietnamese Languages.
Sino - Tibetan Languages.
Japanese Languages.
Korean Languages.
Austronesian Languages.
Niger - Kordofanian Languages.