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English as a Global Language (repost)

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English as a Global Language (repost)

English as a Global Language By David Crystal
Publisher: Cam.brid.ge Uni.ver.sity Pre.ss 2003 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 0521530326 , 0521823471 | PDF | 2 MB

David Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as a global language explores the history, current status and potential of English as the international language of communication. This new edition of his classic work includes additional sections on the future of English as a world language, English on the Internet, and the possibility of an English "family" of languages. Footnotes, new tables, and a comprehensive bibliography reflect the expanded scope of the revised edition. An internationally renowned scholar in the field of language and linguistics, David Crystal received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language.