num_pages: 1272
description: The Ethnologue is the comprehensive reference volume that catalogs all the known living languages in the world today. The Ethnologue has been an active research project for more than fifty years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue. A new edition is published approximately every four years. Features- * 6,912 language descriptions organized by continent and country* 39,491 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names* 208 color maps showing location and distribution of languages* Unique three-letter identifier for each language from the Draft International Standard ISO 639-3* Statistical summaries with numerical tabulations of living languages and number of speakers by continent, by language size, by language family, and by country.* Quality 7"x10" hardbound single volumeTable of contents-Abbreviations, Introduction &amp; Statistical Summaries Part I: Languages of the World, Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe &amp; Pacific Bibliography Part II: Language Maps Part III: Indexes, Language Name Index, Language Code Index, Country Index
language: English
title: Ethnologue: Languages of the World
titlecomplete: Ethnologue: Languages of the World
genres: Reference, Linguistics
ratings_count: 7
publisher: SIL International