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1. The World's Major Languages

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   * Covers historical development, grammar, sound system, writing system and sociological factors of the world's major languages and language families * Comprehensive index of languages for ease of access* Written by internationally recognized specialists in each language* Includes an introductory...

   To Be Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. The World's Major Languages

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   This volume features over fifty of the world's languages and language families. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide...

   Published January 4th 2011 by Routledge
3. The World's Major Languages

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   This volume features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide...

   Published November 27th 2008 by Routledge
4. The World's Major Languages

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   * Covers historical development, grammar, sound system, writing system and sociological factors of the world's major languages and language families * Comprehensive index of languages for ease of access* Written by internationally recognized specialists in each language* Includes an introductory...

   Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge
5. The Slavonic Languages

   Edited by Bernard Comrie, Greville G. Corbett

   Series: Routledge Language Family Series

   A comprehensive treatment of all the Slavonic languages, this volume is written by experts in the field, and details the morphology, lexis and syntax, as well as the sociolinguistic profile of each, to enable cross-linguistic comparison....

   Published May 29th 2002 by Routledge
6. The Major Languages of Eastern Europe

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   Based on Comrie's much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to descibe in detail the language families of Eastern Europe, and includes an introduction which surveys the field....

   Published November 14th 1990 by Routledge
7. The Major Languages of South Asia, the Middle East and Africa

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   Published October 17th 1990 by Routledge
8. The Major Languages of East and South-East Asia

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   Based on Bernard Comrie's much praisedThe World's Major Languages, this is the first guide in paperback to an important language family. The areas covered include Chinese, Japanese and Sino-Tibetan languages....

   Published January 24th 1990 by Routledge
9. The Major Languages of Western Europe

   Edited by Bernard Comrie

   Based on Bernard Comrie's The World's Major Languages, this is the first guide in paperback to one of the major language families. The areas covered include Germanic languages, English, and Romance languages....

   Published January 24th 1990 by Routledge