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Author : George L. Campbell
Release : 1995
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Book Synopsis Concise Compendium of the World's Languages by : George L. Campbell
Download or read book Concise Compendium of the World's Languages written by George L. Campbell. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George L. Campbell
Release : 2011
Genre : Language and languages
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Book Synopsis The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages by : George L. Campbell
Download or read book The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages written by George L. Campbell. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 languages are described, including many minor languages such as Basque, Navajo and Zulu. Articles are ordered alphabetically and each has a standardised structure for ease of reference. Technical terminology is used only where necessary.
Author : George L. Campbell
Release : 2020-07-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis Compendium of the World's Languages by : George L. Campbell
Download or read book Compendium of the World's Languages written by George L. Campbell. This book was released on 2020-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Compendium of the World’s Languages has been thoroughly revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide selection of natural language systems. All cultural and historical notes as well as statistical data have been checked, updated and in many cases expanded. Presenting an even broader range of languages and language families, including new coverage of Australian aboriginal languages and expanded treatment of North American and African languages, this new edition offers a total of 342 entries over nearly 2000 pages. Key features include: Complete rewriting, systematization and regularisation of the phonology sections Provision of IPA symbol grids arranged by articulatory feature and by alphabetic resemblance to facilitate use of the new phonology sections Expansion of morphology descriptions for most major languages Provision of new illustrative text samples Addition of a glossary of technical terms and an expanded bibliography Comparative tables of the numerals 1-10 in a representative range of languages, and also grouped by family Drawing upon a wealth of recent developments and research in language typology and broadened availability of descriptive data, this new incarnation of George Campbell’s astounding Compendium brings a much-loved survey emphatically into the twenty-first century for a new generation of readers. Scholarly, comprehensive and highly accessible, Compendium of the World’s Languages remains the ideal reference for all interested linguists and professionals alike.
Author : George L. Campbell
Release : 1998
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Synopsis Concise Compendium of the World's Languages by : George L. Campbell
Download or read book Concise Compendium of the World's Languages written by George L. Campbell. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Afrikaans to Zulu, almost 100 languages are featured in this new concise version of the comprehensive Compendium of the World's Languages. Many articles have been revised in the light of recent scholarship.
Author : George L. Campbell
Release : 2018-12-07
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Synopsis The Routledge Concise Compendium of the World's Languages by : George L. Campbell
Download or read book The Routledge Concise Compendium of the World's Languages written by George L. Campbell. This book was released on 2018-12-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of The Routledge Concise Compendium of the World’s Languages has been completely revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide cross-section of natural-language systems. All cultural and historical notes as well as statistical data for each language have been checked, updated and in many cases expanded. Now offering an even broader range of languages including a greater number of the lesser-known ones, such as Cree, Maltese and Haitian Creole, this new edition of The Routledge Concise Compendium covers a total of 111 languages. Key features include: complete rewriting and systematization of the phonology sections for all languages provision of IPA symbol grids arranged by articulatory feature and by alphabetic resemblance to facilitate use of the new phonology sections expansion of morphology descriptions for all languages provision of new illustrative text samples addition of a glossary of technical terms comparative tables of the numerals 1-10 in all languages covered, and also grouped by family classification by genetic relationship of all languages covered. Using the wealth of recent developments and research in language typology and broadened availability of descriptive data, this new incarnation of The Routledge Concise Compendium brings a much-loved survey emphatically into the twenty-first century for a new generation of readers. The Routledge Concise Compendium of the World’s Languages remains the ideal compact reference for all interested linguistics and professionals alike. Gary King is Series Advisor for the Roultedge Colloquials and the author of numerous books on language and linguistics. He is also UCAS co-ordinator and a lecturer at a large sixth-form college. George L. Campbell worked for the BBC World Service and was a polyglot linguist and translator.
