Dixon, Robert M. W., <br/><br/>
Are some languages better than others? / 
R.M.W. Dixon. 
 - First edition. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2016 
 - vii, 272 p. ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>setting the scene;<br/>how languages work;<br/>what is necessary;<br/>what is desirable;<br/>what is not (really) needed;<br/>how about complexity?;<br/>how many words should there be?;<br/>the limits of a language;<br/>better for what purpose?;<br/>an ideal language;<br/>facing up to the question<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198766810 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative linguistics.<br/>Typology (Linguistics)<br/>Grammar, Comparative and general.<br/>Comparative linguistics.<br/>Grammar, Comparative and general.<br/>Typology (Linguistics)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>410  / D643