{"product_id":"the-tai-kadai-languages-anthony-diller-9780700714575","title":"The Tai-Kadai Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Language Family Series is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates of linguistics and language, or those with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistics anthropology and language development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of the world's major language families. \u003cem\u003eThe Tai-Kadai Languages\u003c\/em\u003e provides a unique, comprehensive, single-volume tome covering much needed grammatical descriptions in the area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt presents an important overview of Thai that includes extensive cross-referencing to other sections of the volume and sign-posting to sources in the bibliography. The volume also includes much new material on Lao and other Tai-Kadai languages, several of which are described here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch-needed and highly useful, \u003cem\u003eThe Tai-Kadai Languages\u003c\/em\u003e is a key work for professionals and students in linguistics, as well as anthropologists and area studies specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANTHONY V. N. DILLER is Foundation Director of the National Thai Studies Centre, at the Australian National University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEROLD A. EDMONDSON is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas Arlington and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYONGXIAN LUO is Senior Lecturer in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne and a member of the Australian Linguistic Society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Diller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 070071457X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700714575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 251","brand":"Anthony Diller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065043726591,"sku":"9780700714575","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb2942e-5b42-49c8-a2d2-e14ffaff75a7.jpg?v=1768672766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tai-kadai-languages-anthony-diller-9780700714575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}