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Nicholas Ostler is a British scholar and author. Ostler studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received degrees in Greek, Latin, philosophy, and economics. He later studied under Noam Chomsky at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned his Ph.D. in linguistics and Sanskrit. Ostler can functionally speak 26 different languages.

His 2005 book Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World, which documents the spread of language throughout human history.

He is currently the chairman of the Foundation for Endangered Languages, and lives in Bath, England.

Works

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World. Harper Collins: New York, 2005.

Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin. Walker & Company: New York, 2007.

References

Author: Nicholas Ostler, Harper Collins. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
Ostler, Nicholas. Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World. New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. ISBN 0-06-093572-3

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-'''Nicholas Ostler''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] scholar and author.  He is also the author of the [[2005]] book ''[[Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World]]'', which documents the spread of [[language]] throughout [[human history]].  Ostler studied at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he received degrees in [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin language|Latin]], philosophy, and economics.  He later studied under [[Noam Chomsky]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], where he earned his Ph.D. in [[linguistics]] and [[Sanskrit]].  Ostler can functionally speak 26 different languages.
+'''Nicholas Ostler''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] scholar and author.    Ostler studied at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he received degrees in [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin language|Latin]], philosophy, and economics.  He later studied under [[Noam Chomsky]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], where he earned his Ph.D. in [[linguistics]] and [[Sanskrit]].  Ostler can functionally speak 26 different languages.
+His [[2005]] book ''[[Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World]]'', which documents the spread of [[language]] throughout [[human history]].
 He is currently the chairman of the [[Foundation for Endangered Languages]], and lives in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]].
+==Works==
+*''[[Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World]]''. Harper Collins: New York, 2005.
+*''Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin''.  Walker & Company: New York, 2007.
 ==References==
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 *Ostler, Nicholas. ''Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World.'' New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. ISBN 0-06-093572-3
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-[[Category:Living people|Ostler, Nicholas]]
+[[Category:British linguists]]
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