Description
There are some 6,500 different languages in the world. This book investigates why diversity arose, how it relates to the origins and evolution of language and culture, and whether the uneven distribution of human languages may be linked with patterns of human geography and history. Daniel Nettle draws on work in anthropology, linguistics, geography, archeology, and evolutionary science to explain linguistic diversity.
Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
184 pages
Language
English
Published
Jul 10, 1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
0191592811
ISBN-13
9780191592812