The Last Lingua Franca

The Last Lingua Franca
Author :
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 353
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802717719
ISBN-13 : 0802717713
Rating : 4/5 (713 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Last Lingua Franca by : Nicholas Ostler

Download or read book The Last Lingua Franca written by Nicholas Ostler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.


The Last Lingua Franca Related Books

The Last Lingua Franca
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Nicholas Ostler
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-23 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-spe
The Last Lingua Franca
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Nicholas Ostler
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Penguin UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The author of "Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin" presents an erudite and provocative examination of the rise and coming fall of English as the world's languag
English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Jennifer Jenkins
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-07-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Based on research conducted among teachers, this text examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation, critiques current SLA theories
Lingua Franca
Language: en
Pages: 190
Authors: William Thacker
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-16 - Publisher: Legend Press Ltd

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A marketer learns the limitations of language in this “hilarious” and thought-provoking satire (Flux Magazine). Miles Platting is pulled from the ruins of a
The Lingua Franca
Language: en
Pages: 425
Authors: Natalie Operstein
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

By de-anonymizing the key text on Mediterranean Lingua Franca, the book opens unexpected new areas for linguistic and historical research.