The Last Lingua Franca
English Until the Return of Babel
by Nicholas Ostler
330 pages· 2010· ISBN 9780802717719
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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.
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