Unpositioned Something is wrong

Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler

This historical survey explores the development and spread of major world languages, examining factors that contribute to their resilience or decline. It analyses how linguistic evolution reflects the cultural character and shared histories of diverse populations.

Author

ISBN

Publisher

TAGS

Curated Derived

Communication Culture History Linguistics Social Sciences

CONNECTIONS

No connections

LOCATION HISTORY

No location history available for this book.

FULL RECORD

Accession Number: 20471

Site: Vernon O Content

Collection: N/A

Location: N/A

Binding Type: Hard Back

Book Images

Hover to see live images

No live

Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler cover

No live

VERNON DATA

Language and culture/Culture Language and languages -- Study and teaching/Language and education/Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Language and languages in art Language and languages -- Origin/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Language and languages -- Etymology/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation History World history/History

{
  "slug": "empires-of-the-word-a-language-history-of-the-world-nicholas-ostler",
  "opacObjectId": "30545",
  "opacCollection": {
    "opacCollectionId": "1"
  },
  "imagesCollection": {
    "images": [
      {
        "imageId": "36362",
        "cssColors": [
          {
            "hex": "778899",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 78.59,
            "colorName": "lightslategray",
            "lightness": 53,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 14,
            "formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
          },
          {
            "hex": "eee8aa",
            "hue": 55,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 9.01,
            "colorName": "palegoldenrod",
            "lightness": 80,
            "colorGroup": "yellow",
            "saturation": 67,
            "formattedColorName": "pale goldenrod"
          },
          {
            "hex": "708090",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 7.99,
            "colorName": "slategray",
            "lightness": 50,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 13,
            "formattedColorName": "slate gray"
          }
        ],
        "rawColors": [
          {
            "hex": "7084a9",
            "hue": 218,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 78.59,
            "lightness": 55,
            "saturation": 24
          },
          {
            "hex": "e7ed9d",
            "hue": 64,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 9.01,
            "lightness": 77,
            "saturation": 68
          },
          {
            "hex": "454a4f",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 7.99,
            "lightness": 29,
            "saturation": 6
          },
          {
            "hex": "9faa9f",
            "hue": 120,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 3.82,
            "lightness": 64,
            "saturation": 6
          },
          {
            "hex": "b1c5ae",
            "hue": 112,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 0.28,
            "lightness": 72,
            "saturation": 16
          },
          {
            "hex": "47526d",
            "hue": 222,
            "rank": 6,
            "presence": 0.28,
            "lightness": 35,
            "saturation": 21
          },
          {
            "hex": "7b8ad4",
            "hue": 229,
            "rank": 7,
            "presence": 0.03,
            "lightness": 65,
            "saturation": 50
          }
        ],
        "imageLabels": [
          {
            "count": 16657,
            "score": 87.01,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Publication",
            "imageLabelId": 23
          },
          {
            "count": 13056,
            "score": 84.81,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Book",
            "imageLabelId": 67
          },
          {
            "count": 19233,
            "score": 82.41,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Font",
            "imageLabelId": 12
          },
          {
            "count": 962,
            "score": 80.27,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Material property",
            "imageLabelId": 184
          },
          {
            "count": 3985,
            "score": 71.91,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Electric blue",
            "imageLabelId": 49
          },
          {
            "count": 4932,
            "score": 70.1,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Advertising",
            "imageLabelId": 71
          },
          {
            "count": 10700,
            "score": 60.26,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Book cover",
            "imageLabelId": 90
          },
          {
            "count": 4631,
            "score": 53.22,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Graphic design",
            "imageLabelId": 17
          }
        ],
        "imageDerivatives": [
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "517",
            "height": "787",
            "identifier": "LARGE"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "263",
            "height": "400",
            "identifier": "MEDIUM"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "23",
            "height": "35",
            "identifier": "NANO"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "99",
            "height": "150",
            "identifier": "SMALL"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "49",
            "height": "75",
            "identifier": "TINY"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/23434/a7670347bad3be4fdefa64b69232b046fe76ac07.jpg",
            "width": "517",
            "height": "787",
            "identifier": "XLARGE"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalImages": 1
  },
  "objectSearchScore": 0.32595828,
  "opacObjectFieldSets": [
    {
      "identifier": "accession_no",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "20471"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "value": "Empires of the word : a language history of the world / Nicholas Ostler"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "other_name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "artist_last_first",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Ostler, Nicholas"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "2006",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "earliest_date",
              "value": "2006-01-01Z"
            },
            {
              "key": "latest_date",
              "value": "2006-12-31Z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "edition",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "brief_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Celebrates the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. -- blurb"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "measure_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "credit_line",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "curr_loc_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Stored",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "curr_loc_status:\"Stored\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "ob_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Accessioned"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "lender",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_owner",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_start",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_expiry",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "object_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "object_type:\"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "collection",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Main Collection/Library",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "collection:\"Main Collection/Library\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "physical_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "xxi, 615 pages ; 21 cm."
        },
        {
          "value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "language",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "English"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "isbn_issn",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "9780060935726"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_1",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "409 OST"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "usual_loc_being",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Small compactus/Library Stack/Zone 1/Ground/Moonah Offices & Storage"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_class",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Language and culture/Culture",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and culture/Culture\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Language and languages -- Study and teaching/Language and education/Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and languages -- Study and teaching/Language and education/Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Language and languages in art",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and languages in art\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Language and languages -- Origin/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and languages -- Origin/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Language and languages -- Etymology/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and languages -- Etymology/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "History",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"History\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "World history/History",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"World history/History\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_date",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_period",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_9",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "relationshipsCollection": {
    "relationships": [
      {
        "relatedRecords": [
          {
            "slug": "nicholas-ostler",
            "title": "Nicholas Ostler",
            "relatedRecordId": "34103"
          }
        ],
        "relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person",
        "relatedRecordType": "person",
        "totalRelatedRecords": 1
      }
    ],
    "totalRelationships": 1
  }
}