02266cam a22003133u 4500 70957 UtSlPG 20260610134636.0 m cr n 260607r20231873utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 P Bonwick, James, 1817-1906 The treasury of languages Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2023-06-10 Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Treasury of Languages: A Rudimentary Dictionary of Universal Philology" is a reference work written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive volume serves as a dictionary and encyclopedia that aims to outline various languages from around the world and their characteristics, focusing on their philology and geographical distribution. The text likely appeals to linguists, scholars, and those interested in the complexities of language and its historical and cultural contexts. The opening of this dictionary begins with a transcriber's note, explaining formatting details and acknowledgments to previous works that contributed to the compilation. The introduction then delves into the geographical distribution of languages, especially highlighting the linguistic diversity of Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania. It discusses the classification of languages within these regions, offering a systematic approach to understanding their connections and distinctions, which sets the stage for the subsequent dictionary entries that detail specific languages and dialects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Hall & Co, 1873 Language and languages -- Dictionaries https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t02z14b4h&view=1up&seq=90 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70957 111683 111683