TY  - BOOK
AU  - Comrie,Bernard
AU  - Matthews,Stephen
AU  - Polinsky,Maria
TI  - The atlas of languages: the origin and development of languages throughout the world 
SN  - 0816051232 (pbk.)
U1  - 400 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - N.Y.
PB  - Facts on File
KW  - Language and languages
N1  - Foreword / Jean Aitchison.  - Introduction / Bernard Comrie.  - Ch.  1.  Development and Spread of Languages / Stephen Matthews.  - Ch.  2.  Europe and Eurasia / Stephen Matthews, Maria Polinsky.  - Ch.  3.  South and Southeast Asia / Stephen Matthews.  - Ch.  4.  Africa and the Middle East / Owen Nancarrow.  - Ch.  5.  Pacific / Maria Polinsky, Geoffrey Smith.  - Ch.  6.  Australia / Peter Austin.  - Ch.  7.  The Americas / John Stonham.  - Ch.  8.  Pidgins and Creoles / Geoffrey Smith, Stephen Matthews.  - Ch.  9.  Writing Systems / Roger Woodard.  - Epilogue / Stephen Matthews, Maria Polinsky.  - Glossary of terms.  - Bibliography.  - Index.  - Acknowledgments
ER  -