The story of language
by Mario Pei · 1949

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Explores the many aspects of world languages, such as the history of language, the constituent elements, the social function of language, all about today's modern languages, and the possibility of an international language.
Language and languagesLinguistikLinguistiqueLangage et languesCriticism and interpretationHistory and criticismAmerican Horror talesOriginHistorical linguisticsLangageHistoireKing, stephen, 1947-