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"This book is useful as first reference to a given language used in Europe. The information provided is accurate, well-organized, up-to-date, and occasionally includes maps. One can only hope that this book will become part of a series on languages of each continent. I would recommend this book for the libraries of high schools, colleges, and universities." Language
"An authoritative reference guide to all the languages of Europe." Translation Review
"The collection provides both depth and breadth in terms of coverage and range of materials employed. It would be almost impossible to give an impression of all the many fine features which it contains. It is a wonderful book to browse and dip into; the present reviewer was dazzled by its highly readable combination of erudition and approachability at one sitting. It will certainly stand as one of the major linguistic resources...Having read it, it is difficult to see how to do with out it." Linguist List
"The contributors to this volume have been selected for their detailed knowledge of the languages in question amd all the entries...display an ability to expound the relevant facts in clear and highly readable prose. I have already learnt a lot and I would think that anyone interested in the fascinating linguistic diversity of Europe would do so as well." MLR
"Fascinating reading! I am certainly going to keep the book very close to my desk for easy reference." Language Policy
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe (Paperback)
This encyclopedia is giving quite a good and trustful overview of languages, including some dead languages. The main disadvantage is that when describing the minority languages of Russia and Caucasus, the data sources in Russian language are usually not used, so you can find better sources about these peoples even online, like "The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire".
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Aequian is the name applied to the language of one brief inscription found in the territory of the Aequi, who originally inhabited a small region in the mountainous interior of Italy, directly east of Rome, south of present-day Rieti and north of the Fucine lake (see map 10). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern literary language, dialectal divisions, ogam alphabet, earliest attestations, two main dialects, runic writing, dialect continuum, central dialect, spoken usage, lexical influence, million speakers, spoken varieties, first printed book Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Church Slavonic, Middle Ages, New York, Scottish Gaelic, Second World War, North-East Caucasian, Low German, Soviet Union, Black Sea, Russian Federation, New Testament, Old English, Old Irish, High German, Romanistischen Linguistik, Asia Minor, The Hague, Continental Celtic, Iberian Peninsula, North-West Caucasian, North America, Old Norse, Roman Catholic, Golden Age, South Picenian New!
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Aequian is the name applied to the language of one brief inscription found in the territory of the Aequi, who originally inhabited a small region in the mountainous interior of Italy, directly east of Rome, south of present-day Rieti and north of the Fucine lake (see map 10). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern literary language, dialectal divisions, ogam alphabet, earliest attestations, two main dialects, runic writing, dialect continuum, central dialect, spoken usage, lexical influence, million speakers, spoken varieties, first printed book Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Church Slavonic, Middle Ages, New York, Scottish Gaelic, Second World War, North-East Caucasian, Low German, Soviet Union, Black Sea, Russian Federation, New Testament, Old English, Old Irish, High German, Romanistischen Linguistik, Asia Minor, The Hague, Continental Celtic, Iberian Peninsula, North-West Caucasian, North America, Old Norse, Roman Catholic, Golden Age, South Picenian New!
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- The Pronunciation and Spelling of Revived Cornish by Ken George on page 102, and page 103
- Reading the Past: Ancient Writing from Cueniform to the Alphabet by J. T. Hooker on page 156, and page 302
- Word-Indices and Word-Lists to the Gothic Bible and Minor Fragments by F. De Tollenaere on page 108, and page 211
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- Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature by Anna L DeMiller on page 216
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