Speak [[electronic resource] ] : a short history of languages / / Tore Janson |
Autore | Janson Tore <1936-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 417.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical linguistics
Language and history |
ISBN |
1-280-44625-0
9786610446254 0-19-154482-5 1-4237-6739-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: List of Maps vi -- List of Tables vi -- Preface vii -- 1. Languages Before History I -- 2. The Large Language Groups 29 -- 3. Writing and the Egyptians 57 -- 4. Greek and the Greeks 69 -- 5. Latin and the Romans 89 -- 6. Did Dante Write in Italian? 108 -- 7. From Germanic to Modern English 129 -- 8. The Era of National Languages 165 -- 9. Languages of Europe and of the World 184 -- 10. How Languages Are Born-or Made 202 -- II. How Languages Disappear 232 -- 12. The Heyday of English 251 -- 13. And Then? 267 -- Suggestions for Further Reading 283 -- Index 291. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777557303321 |
Janson Tore <1936-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Speak [[electronic resource] ] : a short history of languages / / Tore Janson |
Autore | Janson Tore <1936-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 417.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical linguistics
Language and history |
ISBN |
1-280-44625-0
9786610446254 0-19-154482-5 1-4237-6739-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: List of Maps vi -- List of Tables vi -- Preface vii -- 1. Languages Before History I -- 2. The Large Language Groups 29 -- 3. Writing and the Egyptians 57 -- 4. Greek and the Greeks 69 -- 5. Latin and the Romans 89 -- 6. Did Dante Write in Italian? 108 -- 7. From Germanic to Modern English 129 -- 8. The Era of National Languages 165 -- 9. Languages of Europe and of the World 184 -- 10. How Languages Are Born-or Made 202 -- II. How Languages Disappear 232 -- 12. The Heyday of English 251 -- 13. And Then? 267 -- Suggestions for Further Reading 283 -- Index 291. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815612503321 |
Janson Tore <1936-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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