Speak: A Short History of Languages - Rilegato

Janson, Tore

 
9780198299783: Speak: A Short History of Languages
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 0198299788 ISBN 13: 9780198299783
Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2002

Sinossi

This book is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively, readable style, distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. He takes the reader on a voyage of exploration through the changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, imperial Rome to imperial Britain, Sappho's Lesbos to contemporary Africa. He discovers the links between the histories of societies and their languages; he shows how language evolved from primitive calls; he considers the question of whether one language can be more advanced than another. The author describes the history of writing and looks at the impact of changing technology. He ends by assessing the prospects for English world domination and predicting the languages of the distant future. Five historical maps illustrate this fascinating history of our defining characteristic and most valuable asset.

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Informazioni sull?autore


Tore Janson recently retired as Professor of African Languages at Goteberg University in Sweden. He has held various teaching posts and research posts around the work, including the University of California, Los Angeles, and has published numerous books and articles on topics in language and linguistics.

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Editore
OUP Oxford
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0198299788
ISBN 13 
9780198299783
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
310
Contatto del produttore
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ISBN 10:  0199263418 ISBN 13:  9780199263417
Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2003
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