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Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson Details
This book is a history of human discourse from prehistoric times to the present. It paints the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining the reasons for…
Speak: A Short History of Languages by Tore Janson Details
This book is a history of human discourse from prehistoric times to the present. It paints the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining the reasons for…
This book is a history of human discourse from prehistoric times to the present. It paints the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining the reasons for the survival of some and others die.
It shows how languages change their voices and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely related to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively and lively style, the distinguished Swedish scholar Tor Janson makes no assumptions about prior knowledge.
The reader takes an exploration journey through changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, the empire of Rome to Imperial Britain, Lesbos Savo to contemporary Africa. Discovers the links between the history of the communities and their languages. Explains how language evolved from primitive appeals; whether one language could be more advanced than others.
The author describes the history of writing and examines the impact of changing technology. And ends with an assessment of the prospects for the dominance of the English world and predicting the languages of the distant future.
Five historical maps illustrate this remarkable history of our most distinctive and valuable asset.
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