The Resource The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel, Nicholas Ostler
The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel, Nicholas Ostler
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 330 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Label
- The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel
- Title
- The last lingua franca
- Title remainder
- English until the return of Babel
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas Ostler
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ostler, Nicholas
- Dewey number
- 420.9
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE2751
- LC item number
- .O823 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- Lingua francas
- English language
- English language
- Label
- The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel, Nicholas Ostler
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 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
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 330 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035693024
- Label
- The last lingua franca : English until the return of Babel, Nicholas Ostler
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 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
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 330 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035693024
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