The Handbook Of Australian Languages by Barry J. Blake
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The Handbook Of Australian Languages

Author: Barry J. Blake
Condition: In very good condition. Clean and tidy pages. Free of writing. Free of dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Education & Reference History Language & Linguistics

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Barry J. Blake’s Handbook of Australian Languages is the go-to reference for anyone curious about Australia’s rich linguistic heritage. This 2000 Oxford University Press trade paperback surveys the continent’s many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in clear, scholarly detail.

Ideal for linguists, teachers, and cultural-studies buffs, the volume doubles as an engaging cultural history, showing how language shapes identity across the continent. Collectors prize the sturdy binding and crisp pages of this well-preserved copy.

The book arrives from a smoke-free home with no writing, dog-ears, or looseness—just clean, tight pages ready for immediate use. Its very-good condition makes it a reliable shelf staple or a thoughtful gift for lovers of Australian history and reference works.