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Nicholas Ostler is a 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, 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.

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

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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 [[~~University~~ of 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. 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.

	He is currently the chairman of the [[Foundation for Endangered Languages]], and lives in [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], [[England]].		He is currently the chairman of the [[Foundation for Endangered Languages]], and lives in [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], [[England]].