Peter K. Austin
Författare till One thousand languages
Om författaren
Verk av Peter K. Austin
The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics) (2011) 15 exemplar
The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics) (2015) 4 exemplar
The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics) (2011) 1 exemplar
1000 jezykow 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 394 exemplar
Australian languages : classification and the comparative method (2004) — Bidragsgivare — 6 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1952-09-23
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Organisationer
- School of Oriental and African Studies
University of Melbourne - Priser och utmärkelser
- Humboldt Prize
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Du skulle kanske också gilla
Associerade författare
Statistik
- Verk
- 24
- Även av
- 3
- Medlemmar
- 198
- Popularitet
- #110,929
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 3
- ISBN
- 36
- Språk
- 5
Aside from major global languages, numerous lesser known languages are covered, though some languages are missed out (Indonesian being a notable one). Of particular interest are the chapters on extinct languages ranging from Hittite and Latin to more recently Ubykh, and on endangered languages grouped by continent, which highlights the pressing need for language preservation, particularly in America.
Nevertheless, Austin provides an admirable introduction to the world's numerous languages and this book is perfect for that or for libraries. It will provide an excellent base for further study about language.… (mer)