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    English as a Global Language by Crystal, David;

    Series: Canto Classics;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 2, Revised
    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 29 March 2012

    • ISBN 9781107611801
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages224 pages
    • Size 215x138x13 mm
    • Weight 340 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 11 maps 5 tables
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    Short description:

    Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

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    Long description:

    David Crystal's classic English as a Global Language considers the history, present status and future of the English language, focusing on its role as the leading international language. English has been deemed the most 'successful' language ever, with 1500 million speakers internationally, presenting a difficult task to those who wish to investigate it in its entirety. However, Crystal explores the subject in a measured but engaging way, always backing up observations with facts and figures. Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this is a book written by an expert both for specialists in the subject and for general readers interested in the English language.

    '... the perfect introduction by an acknowledged linguistic expert.' Observer

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface; 1. Why a global language?; 2. Why English? The historical context; 3. Why English? The cultural foundation; 4. Why English? The cultural legacy; 5. The future of global English; References; Index; List of tables.

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