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How One Ancient Language Went Global
Laura Spinney . 2025 . Aloha Lib 417.7 SPINNEY Laura
- 282 pages text/illustration, 22 pages bibliography, 21 pages end notes, 16 pages index
- the index is essential; Spinney reintroduces nouns 200 pages after a first appearance
- This book is about the evolution of language and the migration of languages/cultures
Maps
p4-5 The Peak of the Last Ice Age, 20 KY ago, Mercator 75W to "195E", 70S to 80N
- ice sheets, lower sea level, land bridges Asia to North America, Europe to Britain/Island
p33-34 Lingua Obscura, undated, 31E to 40E, 20N to 49N
p60-61 Proto-Indo-European, undated, 9W to 88E, 8N to 64N, migration of Yamnaya to Britain, Spain, India, Altai mountains though the Eurasian Steppe
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