The Last Lingua Franca

The Rise and Fall of World Languages

Description

In the twenty-first century, can we really take the dominance of English for granted? In their time, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian have each been world languages, sweeping the globe for centuries at a time. This title explores the rise of a linguistic diversity we could never before have imagined.
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Writer
Ostler, Nicholas
Title
The Last Lingua Franca
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
352
Weight
262 gr
EAN
9781846142161
Dimensions
195 x 128 x 23 mm
Binding format
Paperback / softback

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