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020 _a9781138821057
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a407.2
_bL269
245 _aLanguage isolates
_cedited by Lyle Campbell
260 _bRoutledge
_c2018
_aLondon
300 _axiv, 378p
440 _aRoutledge language family series
520 _aLanguage Isolates explores this fascinating group of languages that surprisingly comprise a third of the world’s languages. Individual chapters written by experts on these languages examine the world's major language isolates by geographic regions, with up-to-date descriptions of many, including previously unrecorded language isolates. Each language isolate represents a unique lineage and a unique window on what is possible in human language, making this an essential volume for anyone interested in understanding the diversity of languages and the very nature of human language. Language Isolates is key reading for professionals and students in linguistics and anthropology.
650 _aLanguage isolates
650 _aLanguage arts &​ Disciplines -- Study &​ Teaching
700 _aCampbell, Lyle [ed.]
942 _cBK
999 _c560848
_d560848