The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel
Author(s): Nicholas Ostler
Intends to challenge our assumption that English continues to dominate as the global lingua franca. This book reveals that just as past great languages like Latin and Sanskrit have died out, so English will follow.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Allen Lane
- : 0.603
- : 01 January 2011
- : 240mm X 162mm X 32mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : 352
- : 1
- : Hardback
- : Nicholas Ostler
