Atlas of the World's Languages

Rezensionen / Stimmen

'The current edition presents an updated view of the world's linguistic diversity, with new or revised map content and more detailed explanatory text covering the location of some languages, their genetic relations, and number of speakers.' -- Choice, J. Adlington, McMaster University Reviews of the second edition:

'This atlas is undoubtedly a valuable reference work for those interested in languages of the world. This updated and augmented edition is highly recommended for collection in major libraries, be they academic or public.' The Linguist List

"The new edition of this engaging and superbly organized atlas is intended to 'map as far as current knowledge allows the location of all living languages no matter how small the number of speakers'...The Atlas is highly recommended for academic and large public libraries as well as for libraries that havefound the first edition useful."-- Christine Whittington, Booklist

Reviews of the first edition:

'This is a monumental production and provides a definitive analysis of the known languages of the world. The publishers, the editors and the authors of individual sections deserve the warmest congratulations on producing a scholarly work of reference of primary importance for anyone concerned with the study of contemporary languages.' - The Year in Reference

'This atlas's extraordinary attention to detail is astonishing' - The Economist

'Routledge's monolithic new Atlas of the World's Languages provides an unprecedented account of the linguistic composition of the world...So large a contribution is the atlas that I predict it will stimulate its own cottage industry of geographical linguistic research' Mark Pagel, Nature