1000 languages
1000 languages: the worldwide history of living and lost tongues
[consultant editor] Peter K. Austin
Publisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 2008.
ISBN: 0500514119
DDC: 417.7
Summary:
HISTORICAL & COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS. There are over 6,000 languages
used around the world, and linguists estimate that by 2050 half of
these will have become extinct. The use of language is what
fundamentally distinguishes humans from other animals: only we have
developed languages of such richness and flexibility that they can be
used to elucidate abstract concepts, to expose our most intimate
feelings and emotions, or even to create entire worlds of imagination
to entertain, amuse or inspire others. This book offers a linguistic
guided world tour, looking in detail at the eleven global languages,
before exploring the major languages of each region in turn. Each
language entry details numbers of speakers and geographical spread,
together with a history of the growth and development of the
language.
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