The World’s Major Languages
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The World’s Major Languages is a comprehensive reference work that surveys the structure, history, and sociolinguistic context of many of the world’s most widely spoken languages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reference work ⓘ |
| coversAspect |
language history
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language structure ⓘ lexicon ⓘ morphology ⓘ phonology ⓘ sociolinguistic context ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| describes |
Afroasiatic languages
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Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese ⓘ Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ English NERFINISHED ⓘ French ⓘ German NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-European languages ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian ⓘ Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Uralic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
historical linguistics
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linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
standard varieties of languages
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widely spoken languages ⓘ |
| goal |
to present structural and sociolinguistic information about major languages
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to provide a comprehensive survey of major languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bibliographies for each language
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chapters on individual languages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative
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descriptive ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
descriptive reference
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survey ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced language learners
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language teachers ⓘ linguists ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
language description
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linguistic typology ⓘ major world languages ⓘ |
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