Customer Reviews

Languages excite - By: Fintan15, 20 Aug 2004
I bought my own copy after finding onein the library. For anyone fascinated by languages, orgins, structure & everything that goes with it this is a great little book. The wealth of information will keep you regularly returning to it for snippets & what it contains would be great for words of wisdom for discussion at parties & other gatherings. I was disappointed that the useful world mapin my copy is only black & white, the hardback versionin the library wasin colour, making it easier to see the divisions where each language is spoken. The other mapin the library version showing the countries is missing completely, which is a shame, even if out of date it provides very valuable information. However the content of the book apart from that appears unchanged, & makes a very good one for your reference shelf alongside the encyclopaedias.

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Good Book! - By: , 28 Jun 1999
Very handy. Very fun. Comprehensive. Accurate. A must for all linguists/language students! (CONFESSION: I love the way this book smells!; literally!)