An Introduction to the Languages of the World

An Introduction to the Languages of the World
ISBN-10
0195081161
ISBN-13
9780195081169
Category
Foreign Language Study
Pages
491
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Anatole Lyovin

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This text is designed to introduce students to the variety of languages of the world.

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