The Life and Mind of Oriental Jones
Subtitle: Sir William Jones, the Father of Modern Linguistics
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780521025263
Subjects: Biography: general; Language & Linguistics; Orientalists; General; Biography / Autobiography; Study and teaching; Biography & Autobiography; Oriental languages; Biography/Autobiography; Linguistics; Historical - General; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Jones, William, --Sir, --1746-1794; Jones, William,--Sir,--1746-1794; Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics; Sanskritists; 18th century; Biography; England; History
First sentence: Jones's parents were remarkable people.