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Dictionary of languages : the definitive reference to more than 400 languages

Andrew Dalby
A guide to the world's languages and language groups. It includes a selection of four hundred languages and language groups, arranged alphabetically, with descriptions of the genesis, development, and their status; maps displaying where the languages are spoken; sidebars showing alphabets, numerals, and other facts; and more.
Print Book, English, 2004
Columbia University Press, New York, 2004
xvi, 734 s
9780231115681, 9780231115698, 0231115687, 0231115695
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