Ostler, Nicholas

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Empires of the word

a language history of the world
2005
Traces the history of the world's greatest languages over the last five hundred years, exploring how cultural, political, social, and economic events impacted the development of languages.

Ad infinitum

a biography of Latin
2007
Chronicles the history of the Latin language, exploring the reasons why the dialect of Rome survived when other languages died out, discussing its spread throughout Europe and the Americas, and looking at its continued use in the modern world.

Empires of the word

a language history of the world
2006
Traces the history of the world's greatest languages over the last five hundred years, exploring how cultural, political, social, and economic events impacted the development of languages.
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