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Title
The last lingua franca
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Ostler, Nicholas (Contributor)
Subject
English language--Foreign countries (LCSH)
Lingua francas (LCSH)
English language--Variation (LCSH)
English language--Social aspects (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Maps
Classification
LCC: PE2751 .O823 2010
DDC: 420.9 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Table Of Contents
Lingua-franca present. The edges of English
How various in the future?
Lingua-francas past. The pragmatism of empire
When the writ of Persian ran
Traders' languages and the language for trade
God's own language
A range of outcomes. Regenerations
Ruin and relegation
Resignation
Who's in charge here. Big beasts
The jungle is neutral
Under an English Sun, the shadows lengthen.
Authorized Access Point
Ostler, Nicholas The last lingua franca
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: full
Description Conventions: Anglo-American cataloguing rules
Identified By: bf:Local, 16194623
Change Date: 2017-04-10T12:13:47
Creation Date: 2010-04-20
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
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