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List of Language Names.
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1984
An alphabetical working list of about 1,000 languages that have appeared in the linguistic research of the Center for Applied Linguistics in the last 15 years is presented. A standard name for each language is provided, with an indication of alternative names for the language and the geographic location of the native speakers. An explanation for…
Descriptors: Dialects, Geographic Location, Language Classification, Language Research
The Languages of the World. New Edition.
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
The World's Writing Systems.
Daniels, Peter T., Ed.; Bright, William, Ed. – 1996
This survey of the world's written languages consists of a series of historical sketches of different languages, each including a table of signforms in their standard order and their variations, but focusing primarily on how the sounds of the language are represented in writing. A brief text in the language(s) the script is used for is also…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Standard and Non-Standard African Language Varieties in the Urban Areas of South Africa. Main Report for the STANON Research Programme.
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Calteaux, Karen – 1996
This report provides data on standard and non-standard African language varieties occurring in urban areas of South Africa, drawn from nine smaller reports. It illustrates the language use patterns in black urban communities and describes the language varieties spoken in them. It was found that the impact of non-standard varieties on the use of…
Descriptors: African Languages, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
An Introduction to the Languages of the World.
Lyovin, Anatole V. – 1997
The textbook is designed to introduce beginning students of linguistics to the variety of languages of the world. It assumes the reader has mastered the basic principles of linguistics, but seeks background information in the broad range of language phenomena found in the world's languages. Chapters address these topics: classification of…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
A COURSE IN MODERN LINGUISTICS.
HOCKETT, CHARLES F. – 1958
INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE LINGUISTICS TEXT, THIS BOOK PRESENTS IN AN ORDERLY, AUTONOMOUS WAY THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED FACTS AND PRINCIPLES OF LINGUISTICS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT LANGUAGE. DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SECTIONS, THE BOOK DESCRIBES IN DETAIL IN A PART DEVOTED TO PHONOLOGY, (1) PHONEMES, (2)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Classification and Index of the World's Languages.
Voegelin, C. F.; Voegelin, F. M. – 1976
This volume consists of a classification of the world's languages. The book is organized alphabetically in terms of classes. Within each class, the title of each entry is the name of a group of related languages. On the whole, the groups of languages discussed in an entry represent genetic units or purported genetic units. The internal…
Descriptors: African Languages, Afro Asiatic Languages, American Indian Languages, Australian Aboriginal Languages