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What is Speak : a Short History of Languages about?

How does a language come into being, and when does it disappear? What actually happened to Latin? When was English created? Will all people on Earth speak English or Chinese in 200 years from now? These are a few of the questions discussed in A Short History of Languages. It is about how historical conditions shape languages and how languages influence the course of history. The book starts with a discussion of the period of gatherers and hunters, when there was a huge number of languges.It move

Who reads Speak : a Short History of Languages?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tore Janson
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9780198299783
Category
language
Subjects
Historical Fiction, Linguistics, Language Learning
Rating
3.79 / 5 (81 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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