Globish how the English language became the world's language
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 Angl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
W.W. Norton & Company
2010
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| Summary: | 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 world's lingua franca. In the twenty-first century, writes the author, English + Microsoft = Globish. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 331 pages 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780393062557 |