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Nicholas Ostler ( / ˈoʊstlər / [nb 1]; born 20 May 1952) is a British scholar and author. Biography and work. Ostler studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received degrees in Greek, Latin, philosophy, and economics.
Mar 22, 2019 · Nicholas Ostler is the author of "Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World" and "Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin". He studied Greek, Latin and Philosophy at the University of Oxford and holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT.
Feb 21, 2005 · Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it.
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Nicholas Ostler has 36 books on Goodreads with 20225 ratings. Nicholas Ostler’s most popular book is Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World.
Mar 22, 2011 · Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes...
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World is a 2005 historical non-fiction book, by Nicholas Ostler. Contents [ edit ] The book charts the history of spoken language, in its myriad forms, across the world.
