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245 0 4 _aThe atlas of languages :
_bthe origin and development of languages throughout the world /
_cconsultant editors, Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinksy [i.e. Polinsky] ; foreword by Jean Aitchison.
250 _aRev. ed.
260 _aN.Y. :
_bFacts on File,
_cc2003.
300 _a224 p. :
_bcol. ill., col. maps ;
_c31 cm.
505 0 _aForeword / 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.
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
_9206843
700 1 _aComrie, Bernard,
_d1947-
_e(ed)
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700 1 _aMatthews, Stephen,
_d1963-
_e(ed.)
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700 1 _aPolinsky, Maria
_e(ed.)
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920 _aGEN : 105014
999 _c31962
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