The Rise And Fall Of Languages
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The Rise And Fall Of Languages
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Author : Robert M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-12-11
The Rise And Fall Of Languages written by Robert M. W. Dixon and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-11 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A different approach to the theories on language evolution and change.
Speak A Short History Of Languages
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Author : Tore Janson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2002-03-14
Speak A Short History Of Languages written by Tore Janson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Are Some Languages Better Than Others
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Author : Robert M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Are Some Languages Better Than Others written by Robert M. W. Dixon and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book sets out to answer a question that many linguists have been hesitant to ask: are some languages better than others? Written in the author's usual accessible and engaging style, the book outlines the essential and optional features of language, before concluding that the ideal language does not and probably never will exist.
The Languages Of Australia
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Author : R. M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-20
The Languages Of Australia written by R. M. W. Dixon and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-20 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This ground-breaking 1980 study of over 200 Australian languages is still valuable, especially for its non-technical opening chapters.
The Rise And Fall Of The Bilingual Intellectual
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Author : Ramchandra Guha
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-09-15
The Rise And Fall Of The Bilingual Intellectual written by Ramchandra Guha and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-15 with Literary Collections categories.
Compelling, incisive and wonderfully readable. Whether writing about politics or culture, whether profiling individuals or analyzing a social trend, Ramachandra Guha displays a masterly touch, confirming his standing as India’s most admired historian and public intellectual.
Investigating Obsolescence
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Author : Nancy C. Dorian
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-09-03
Investigating Obsolescence written by Nancy C. Dorian and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection will certainly stimulate further and better co-ordinated research into a topic of direct relevance to sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics.
The English Languages
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Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-03-05
The English Languages written by Thomas Burns McArthur and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Plural? Monolithic? Legion? - Tom McArthur explores the nature of English in its local and global contexts.
English As A Global Language
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Author : David Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-29
English As A Global Language written by David Crystal and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Language Contact In Japan
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Author : Leo J. Loveday
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1996-06-20
Language Contact In Japan written by Leo J. Loveday and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Japanese are often characterized as exclusive and ethnocentric, yet a close examination of their linguistic and cultural history reveals a very different picture: although theirs is essentially a monolingual speech community they emerge as a people who have been significantly influenced by other languages and cultures for at least 2000 years. In this primarily sociolinguistic study Professor Loveday takes an eclectic approach, drawing on insights from other subfields of linguistics such as comparative and historical linguistics and stylistics, and from a number of other disciplines - cultural anthropology, social psychology and semiotics. Focusing in particular on the influence of Chinese and English on Japanese, and on how elements from these languages are modified when they are incorporated into Japanese, Professor Loveday offers a general model for understanding language contact behaviour across time and space. The study will be of value to those in search of cross-cultural universals in language contact behaviour, as well as to those with a particular interest in the Japanese case.
Scientific Babel
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Author : Michael D. Gordin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-04-13
Scientific Babel written by Michael D. Gordin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-13 with History categories.
English is the language of science today. No matter which languages you know, if you want your work seen, studied, and cited, you need to publish in English. But that hasn’t always been the case. Though there was a time when Latin dominated the field, for centuries science has been a polyglot enterprise, conducted in a number of languages whose importance waxed and waned over time—until the rise of English in the twentieth century. So how did we get from there to here? How did French, German, Latin, Russian, and even Esperanto give way to English? And what can we reconstruct of the experience of doing science in the polyglot past? With Scientific Babel, Michael D. Gordin resurrects that lost world, in part through an ingenious mechanism: the pages of his highly readable narrative account teem with footnotes—not offering background information, but presenting quoted material in its original language. The result is stunning: as we read about the rise and fall of languages, driven by politics, war, economics, and institutions, we actually see it happen in the ever-changing web of multilingual examples. The history of science, and of English as its dominant language, comes to life, and brings with it a new understanding not only of the frictions generated by a scientific community that spoke in many often mutually unintelligible voices, but also of the possibilities of the polyglot, and the losses that the dominance of English entails. Few historians of science write as well as Gordin, and Scientific Babel reveals his incredible command of the literature, language, and intellectual essence of science past and present. No reader who takes this linguistic journey with him will be disappointed.