Globish: How English Became the World's Language

Globish: How English Became the World's Language

â€œA fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.â€â€•Bloomsbury Review
It seems impossible: a small island in the North Atlantic, colonized by Rome, then pillaged for hundreds of years by marauding neighbors, becomes the dominant world power in the nineteenth century. In this provocative new look at the course of empire, Robert McCrum shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the worldâ€™s lingua franca. In the twenty-first century, writes the author, English + Microsoft = Globish.
Country USA
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0393339777
Model 0393339777
ReleaseDate 2011-05-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393339772

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