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 countries in the world have more than one official language? Official language: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off... EDIT: The same Wiki page now says, Of the world's countries, 178 have at least one official language.. Which didn't exist when I asked the question. And since Wikipedia doesn't show any source for this, I would like to see if there is a source on the topic.