TY  - BOOK
AU  - Comrie,Bernard
AU  - Matthews,Stephen
AU  - Polinsky,Maria
TI  - The atlas of languages: the origin and development of languages throughout the world 
SN  - 0816051232
AV  - R P 107 A881 2003
U1  - 400 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Facts On File
KW  - Language and languages
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index; Chapter 1; Development and Spread of Languages; Stephen Matthews; 16 --; Chapter 2; Europe and Eurasia; Stephen Matthews, Maria Polinsky; 36 --; Chapter 3; South and Southeast Asia; Stephen Matthews; 56 --; Chapter 4; Africa and the Middle East; Owen Nancarrow; 72 --; Chapter 5; Pacific; Maria Polinsky, Geoffrey Smith; 90 --; Chapter 6; Australia; Peter Austin; 108 --; Chapter 7; The Americas; John Stonham; 124 --; Chapter 8; Pidgins and Creoles; Geoffrey Smith, Stephen Matthews; 142 --; Chapter 9; Writing Systems; Roger Woodard; 160
ER  -