Languages in the world : how history, culture, and politics shape language

This Innovative Introduction Outlines The Structure Anddistribution Of The World’s Languages, Charting Theirevolution Over The Past 200,000 Years. Balances Linguistic Analysis With Socio-historical Andpolitical Context, Offering A Cohesive Picture Of The Relationshipbetween Language And Society Provides An Interdisciplinary Introduction To The Study Oflanguage By Drawing Not Only On The Diverse Fields Of Linguistics(structural, Linguist Anthropology, Historical, Sociolinguistics),but Also On History, Biology, Genetics, Sociology, And More Includes Nine Detailed Language Profiles On Kurdish, Arabic,tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !xóõ (taa),mongolian, And Quiché A Companion Website Offers A Host Of Supplementary Materialsincluding, Sound Files, Further Exercises, And Detailedintroductory Information For Students New To Linguistics