Full Description
Tracing the Journey of Global Languages
Patrick Foote's Immigrant Tongues is the ultimate language history book, blending stories of migration, culture, and evolution to uncover how languages have shaped our world. Perfect for fans of linguistics gifts and etymology dictionaries, this book combines the fascinating history of English language development with tales of other lingua francas and their profound global impact.
Discover how languages transform and adapt.
From the history of the English language's arrival in the United States to the spread of Arabic across North Africa and the enduring legacy of the Latin language, Immigrant Tongues explores the journeys of tongues across continents. Each chapter delves into the origins of a language, the native tongues it encountered, and how it adapted and evolved in its new home. With a style that balances entertainment and depth, this linguistics book also highlights the cultural exchanges that enriched language along the way.
Uncover the stories behind linguistic diversity. Whether you're intrigued by etymology gifts or searching for the perfect language book, this engaging narrative reveals the deep connections between geography, history, and the evolution of words. Explore the native languages spoken before immigrant tongues arrived, how languages like French and Māori transformed over time, and why some evolved into today's modern lingua francas.
Inside, you'll find:
A detailed exploration of language origins and their journeys across the globe.
Insight into how languages like English, Latin, and Arabic adapted to new cultural landscapes.
Stories that deepen your appreciation for the interplay of linguistics and history.
Immigrant Tongues is more than a book—it's a treasured gift for history buffs, etymology lovers, and anyone fascinated by how words have shaped our world. The perfect linguistics present, this book celebrates the power and beauty of human communication.
If you liked Why Do We Say That?, Dictionary of Word Origins, or The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between: Volume II, you'll love Immigrant Tongues.
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Early Migrations
The Indo-European Language Family
The Germanic Branch: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Afrikaans
The Romance Branch: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
The Balto-Slavic Branch: Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian
The Celtic Branch: Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Bretton
The Indo-Iranian Branch: Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Bengali
The Uralic Language Family
The Ugric Branch: Hungarian
The Baltic-Finnic Branch: Finnish, Estonian
The Sami Branch: Northern Sami, Southern Sami, Ter Sami
The Turkic Language Family
The Oghuz Branch: Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani
The Karluk Branch: Uzbek
The Kipchak Branch: Kazakh
Part 2: The Age of Colonisation
The Atlantic-Congo Language Family
The Bantu Branch: Swahili, Zulu, Kirundi
The Volta-Niger Branch: Yoruba, Igbo
The Savannas Branch: Miyobe, Gur, Kulango
The Afroasiatic Language Family
The Semitic Branch: Arabic, Hebrew, Maltese
The Berber Branch: Tuareg, Tashlhiyt, Shawiya, Kabyle
The Cushitic Branch: Somali, Oromo, Beja
The Egyptian Branch: Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Coptic
The Sino-Tibetan Language Family
The Sinitic Branch: Mandarin, Jin/Cantonese, Wu, Yue
The Tibetic Branch: Standard Tibetan, Khams Tibetan, Amdolese
The Burmish Branch: Burmese, Achang, Zaiwa
The Japonic Language Family
The Japanese Branch: Japanese
The Ryukyuan Branch: Okinawan, Miyako, Kikai
Part 3: New Imperialism and Beyond
The Koreanic Language Family
The Korean Branch: Korean
The Jeju Branch: Jeju
The Algic Language Family
The Algonquian Branch: Cree, Ojibwa, Arapaho, Cheyenne
The Yurok Branch: Yurok
The Wiyot Branch: Wiyot
The Iroquoian Language Family
The Northern Iroquoian Branch: Mohawk, Seneca, Huronian
The Southern Iroquoian Branch: Cherokee
The Uto-Aztecan Language Family
The Nahuan Branch: Nahuatl, Pipil
The Numic Branch: Comanche, Timbisha, Shoshoni
The Piman Branch: O'odham, Tepecano
The Arawak Language Family
The Northern Branch: Taíno, Garifuna, Arawak, Piapoco
The Southern Branch: Ashaninca, Machiguenga, Iñapari
The Quechuan Language Family
The Quechuan I Branch: Ancash, Huánuco, Yaru
The Quechuan II Branch: Cuzco, Cajamarca-Cañaris, Kichwa
The Austroasiatic Language Family
The Vietic Branch: Vietnamese, Arem, Phong
The Khmer Branch: Khmer
The Munda Branch: Santali, Mundari, Ho
The Austronesian Language Family
The Malayo-Polynesian Branch: Māori, Tongan, Hawaiian, Fijian, Malagasy
The Philippine Branch: Tagalog/Filipino
The Malayic Branch: Malay, Indonesian
The Pama-Nyungan Language Family
The Paman Branch: Umpila, Koko-Bera
The Nyungan Branch: Noongar, Galaagu
