基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1986. The first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages.
Full Description
This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.
Contents
Specialists consulted Abbreviations A note on notation Introduction 1. Genetic classification: principles and methods 2. Europe 3. Africa 4. Asia 5. Oceania 6. North and South America 7. Prospects for future research 8. Genetic classification of the world's languages Postscript 1991 Index of personal names Language group index Language index.
