Globish : how the English language became the world's language
McCrum, Robert2011
Book
Packed with nuggets of information about language, culture, history and power, this title traces the way that the English language has twisted and turned in response to the way the world has changed, and how, even as the British Empire is long dead, the language extends its influence further and further in a globalised world.
Main title:
Globish : how the English language became the world's language / Robert McCrum.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2011.
Collation:
x, 310 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Viking, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141027104 (pbk)
Dewey class:
420.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
711363