Languages excite
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I bought my own copy after finding one in the library. For anyone fascinated by languages, orgins, structure and everything that goes with it this is a great little book. The wealth of information will keep you regularly returning to it for snippets and what it contains would be great for words of wisdom for discussion at parties and other gatherings. I was disappointed that the useful world map in my copy is only black and white, the hardback version in the library was in colour, making it easier to see the divisions where each language is spoken. The other map in the library version showing the countries is missing completely, which is a shame, even if out of date it provides very valuable information.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, and makes a very good one for your reference shelf alongside the encyclopaedias.
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Good Book!
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Very handy. Very fun. Comprehensive. Accurate. A must for all linguists/language students! (CONFESSION: I love the way this book smells!; literally!)
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