The Atlas of Unusual Languages: An exploration of language, people and geography

ISBN-10: 0008524041
ISBN-13: 9780008524043
Category: Foreign Language Study
Pages: 240
Language: English
Published: 2021-10-14
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Authors: Zoran Nikolic, Collins Books

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We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages.

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The Atlas of Unusual Languages
- 2021-10-14
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Collins

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