Languages in The World – How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language Tetel

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Languages In The World\n\nHow History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language\n\nJulie Tetel Andresen (Author), Phillip M. Carter (Author)\n\n9781118531280, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 1 January 2016\n\n400 pages\n24.1 x 17 x 2 cm, 0.612 kg\n\nThis innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world\u2019s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years.\n--Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society \n--Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more \n--Includes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !X\u00F3\u00F5 (Taa), Mongolian, and Quich\u00E9 \n--A companion website off]