Pei, Mario,  1901-1978. <br/><br/>
The story of language 

 - Revised edition 
 - New York :  New American Library,  [1966, c1965] 
 - 508 pages ;  18 cm 
 - A Mentor Book ;  MQ492 .
 - Mentor book ;  MQ492 .
<br/><br/>A popular introduction to linguistic studies tracing the history of language, describing its constituent elements and social function, surveying the modern spoken tongues, and discussing problems of an international language 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language and languages.