{"product_id":"languages-stephen-anderson-9780199590599","title":"Languages: A Very Short Introduction","description":"How many languages are there? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, eminent linguist Stephen Anderson addresses such questions as he illuminates the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different languages and linguistic examples, Anderson provides the basic facts about the world's major families of spoken languages and their distribution around the globe. He explores the basis for linguistic classification and raises questions about how we identify a language. Considering signed languages as well as spoken, Anderson also examines the wider social issues of losing languages, and their impact on vanishing cultures and peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199590591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199590599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Stephen Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043272388863,"sku":"9780199590599","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_808ba6f8-64f8-4383-b178-1aed8ba690c8.jpg?v=1684966208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/languages-stephen-anderson-9780199590599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}