SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Figs. [1], [4], [23], [24], P. L. M. Railways of France.
Figs. [15], [16], [17], [19], [20], Swiss Federal Railroads.
Figs. [36], [37], American Scandinavian Review.
Figs. [40], [42], [46], Travel.
Figs. [45], [56], [58], Messrs. Sébah & Joaillier, Constantinople.
Figs. [52], [59], [60], [61], [62], [63], [64], [65], [66], Photos by Dr. E. Banks.


[CONTENTS]

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Introduction[xiii]
I.The Foundations[1]
II.The Boundaries of French and Germanic Languages in Belgium and Luxemburg[19]
III.The Franco-German Linguistic Boundary in Alsace-Lorraine and Switzerland[35]
IV.Borderlands of Italian Language[59]
V.Scandinavian and Baltic Languages[93]
VI.The Area of Polish Speech[111]
VII.Bohemian, Moravian and Slovakian[141]
VIII.The Lands of Hungarian and Rumanian Languages[154]
IX.The Balkan Peninsula and its Serbian Inhabitants[174]
X.Language Problems of the Balkan Peninsula[192]
XI.The Geographical Case of Turkey[221]
XII.The Peoples of Turkey[271]
XIII.Summary and Applications[314]
Appendix A.German Settlements in Russia[343]
Appendix B.The Balkan States Before and After the Wars of 1912-1913[345]
Appendix C.Classification of Languages Spoken in Europe[346]
Appendix D.A Selected Bibliography[348]
Appendix E.Key to Place Names[357]
Index[367]

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