Linguist examines the world's most commonly spoken languages. Discusses their origins, the ways they grew, and their quirks, and debunks myths about them. Includes information about Vietnamese, Korean, Tamil, Turkish, Javanese, Persian, Punjabi, Japanese, Swahili, German, French, Malay, Russian, Portuguese, Bengali, Arabic, Hindi-Urdu, Spanish, Mandarin, and English. 2018