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The Empire of the Word Strikes Back
Friday, September 28th, 2007I just finished re-reading Empires of the Word by Nicholas Ostler, a history of language spread. Specifically, it traces the spread of the big language “empires” and their succession. I found it to be excellent, as it was a great combination of history, culture, religion, and linguistics (I have almost no experience with […]