When this series started, the Bradford family consisted of Tom, the father, a respected columnist for the Sacramento Register, Joan, his wife for about 25 years, and the eight children of the couple, all of them were very normal but quite independent. Unexpectedly, actress Diana Hyland died of cancer and was written off the series after 5 episodes.
Let's first take a closer look at the linguistic diversity that existed five hundred years ago. In 1500 there were probably about 7 thousand languages spoken across the earth, most still groupable into the 25 or so major families represented today.
How Many Languages in the World. Aug 31, 2011 You may be surprised, but it is a very difficult task for linguists1 to give the correct answer to the question, âHow many languages are there in the world?â Before they can start counting, they have to solve some other problems. What can be defined as a separate language?