An edition of Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (2005)

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An edition of Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (2005)

Empires of the Word

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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Pages
624

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Subjects

Historical linguistics, Language and languages, Language, Langage et langues, Linguistique historique
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Cover of: Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
June 27, 2006, Harper Perennial
Paperback in English
Cover of: Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
June 27, 2006, Harper Perennial
in English
Cover of: Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word
February 21, 2005, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Cover of: Empires of the Word
Empires of the Word
February 21, 2005, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Book Details

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"From the language point of view, the present population of the world is not six billion, but something over six thousand."

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Hardcover
Number of pages
624
Dimensions
9.2 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

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Open Library
OL9216237M
ISBN 10
0007118708
ISBN 13
9780007118700
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49772
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OL5846524W

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