story of language
By: by Mario Pei.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1966
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
Subjects: Language and languages
Notes: A Mentor Book.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A popular introduction to linguistic studies tracing the history of language, describing its constituent elements and social function, surveying the modern spoken tongues, and discussing problems of an international language.