About the Book
Many languages, particularly those which have achieved literary status, have been studied and described in depth. Here, for the first time, is a general survey covering a wide spectrum of the world's languages - from all language families - is available in a single, scholarly source. The articles in the Compendium are arranged to encourage and allow comparative study - showing how each language has its own characteristic profile, and illustrating how it actually works.
Table of Contents:
Languages include: Abkhaz, Afrikaans, Akan, Amharic, Andamanese, Apache, Arabic, Arapaho, Aymara, Balinese, Bambara, Basque, Bengali, Breton, Buginese, Bulgarian, Burushaski, Carib, Catalan, Cebuano, Cherokee, Chinese Archaic/Classical/Modern Standard, Choctaw, Chukchi, Dardic, Dutch, Egyptian, Evenki, Faeroese, Gorontalo, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hopi, Inuit, Japanese Classical/Modern Standard, Javanese, Juang, Ket, Khmer, Khung, Korean, Kurdish, Lezgi, Lithuanian, Macassarese, Manchu, Manx, Maori, Mapudungu, Marathi, Margi, Maya, Nahuatl, Nama, Navaho, Nenets, Nepali, Old Norse, Oriya, Panjabi, Quechua, Romany, Russian, Santali, Sinhalese, Sumerian, Swahili, Tangut, Thai, Tlingit, Tongan, Tupi, Udmurt, Urdu, Uzbek, Veps, Wolof, Wu, Yi, Yoruba, Zapotecan, Zhuang and Zuni.
About the Author :
George L. Campbell is a former BBC World Service Language Supervisor and Program Organizer in the Romanian, Portugese, Greek, Spanish and Turkish services.
Review :
"The most easily accessible and up-to-date guide to the world's languages now available. The articles are concise and scholarly yet readable.... This masterful guide is unlikely to be superseded soon in its balance between comprehensive linguistic description and inclusiveness."
-"Choice, February 2001
..."recommended for academic and large public libraries."
-"Library Journal, November 1, 2000
