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It seems impossible: a small island in the North Atlantic, colonized by Rome, then pillaged for hundreds of years by marauding neighbors, becomes the dominant world power in the nineteenth century. Equally unlikely, a colony of that island nation, across the Atlantic, grows into the military and cultural colossus of the twentieth century. How? By the sword, of course; by trade and industrial ingenuity; but principally, and most surprisingly, by the power of their common language.
In this provocative and compelling new look at the course of empire, Robert McCrum, coauthor of the best-selling book and television series The Story of English, shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the world's lingua franca. In fascinating detail he describes the ever-accelerating changes wrought on the language by the far-flung cultures claiming citizenship in the new hegemony. In the twenty-first century, writes the author, English + Microsoft = Globish.
ISBN | 9780393062557 |
Categories | 1.99 Deal, Language, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Personal Development, Reference |
Author(s) | Robert McCrum |
Publisher | W. W. Norton Company |
Pages | 331 |
Format | Hardback |
Dimensions | 24cm x 3cm x 16.5cm |
Weight | 0.7 kg |