Download or read book The Major Languages of South Asia, the Middle East and Africa written by Bernard Comrie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to describe the development, grammar sound and writing system, and sociological factors of the major language families in these areas.