Speak : a short history of languages / Tore Janson.
| Author/creator | Janson, Tore, 1936- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| Description | 301 pages : maps ; 18 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Languages before history -- The large language groups -- Writing and the Egyptians -- Greek and the Greeks -- Latin and the Romans -- Did Dante write in Italian? -- From Germanic to modern English -- The era of national languages -- Languages of Europe and of the world -- How languages are born--or made -- How languages disappear -- The heyday of English -- And then? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002283631 |
| ISBN | 0198299788 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P140 .J36 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |