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Katzner, Kenneth – 1995
This survey of languages of the world begins with a chart of about 500 languages, organized in 21 language families. Within each family are listed subgroups and the major and minor languages within those subgroups. The chart is followed by a brief description of each language family. This in turn is followed by individual descriptions of the more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Language Classification, Language Role
Ruhlen, Merritt – 1975
The present work is divided into two parts. Part I provides a general orientation to the material for both linguists and non-linguists. Part II contains information about 700 of the world's languages. Chapter 1 presents a few of the essentials about language and languages for non-linguists. Chapter 2 provides a brief explanation of how the data…
Descriptors: Dialects, Language, Language Classification, Language Typology
