Format:
XXII, 287 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0631233067
,
0631233059
,
9780631233060
,
9780631233053
Series Statement:
The language library
Content:
A note on the presentation of linguistic material -- Warramurrungunji's children -- Four millennia to tune In -- A Galapagos of tongues -- Your mind in mine : social cognition in grammar -- Sprung from some common sSource -- Travels in the logosphere : hooking ancient words onto ancient worlds -- Keys to decipherment : how living languages can unlock forgotten scripts -- Trellises of the mind : how language trains thought -- What verse and verbal art can weave -- Renewing the word -- Epilogue : Sitting in the dust, standing in the sky
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [249] - 269
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Sprachtod
;
Bedrohte Sprache
Author information:
Evans, Nicholas 1956-
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