The last lingua franca English until the return of Babel

Part 1: Lingua-franca present: the edges of English -- How various in the future? --Part II: lingua-francas past -- The pragmatism of empire -- When the writ of Persian ran -- Traders? Languages and the language for trade -- God's own language -- Part III: A range of outcomes -- Regenerations -...

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1. Verfasser:	Ostler, Nicholas (VerfasserIn)
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	New York Walker & Company 2010
Ausgabe:	1st U.S. ed
Schlagworte:	English language > Lingua francas > Variation > Social aspects > Verkehrssprache > Pluralismus > Internationales politisches System > Position > Geschichte > Einflussgröße > Reduktion > Rückgang > Entwicklung > Tendenz > Erde > Fiktionale Darstellung > Englisch > Weltsprache
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Zusammenfassung:	Part 1: Lingua-franca present: the edges of English -- How various in the future? --Part II: lingua-francas past -- The pragmatism of empire -- When the writ of Persian ran -- Traders? Languages and the language for trade -- God's own language -- Part III: A range of outcomes -- Regenerations -- Ruin and relegation -- Resignation -- Who's in charge here? -- Big beasts -- The jungle is neutral -- Under an English Sun, the shadows lengthen. Lingua-franca present. The edges of English -- How various in the future? -- Lingua-francas past. The pragmatism of empire -- When the writ of Persian ran -- Traders' languages and the language for trade -- God's own language -- A range of outcomes. Regenerations -- Ruin and relegation -- Resignation -- Who's in charge here. Big beasts -- The jungle is neutral -- Under an English Sun, the shadows lengthen
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XX, 330 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:	9780802717719 978-0-8027-1771-9