Ostler, Nicholas. Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler. - 1st American ed. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2005. - xxi, 615 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-589) and index. ISBN: 0066210860 LCCN: 2005046010 Subjects--Topical Terms: Language and languages.Historical linguistics. Subjects--Index Terms: ლინგვისტიკა ენა LC Class. No.: P107 / .O88 2005 Dewey Class. No.: 409 Universal Decimal Class. No.: 94 / O-88