English as a Global Language - Softcover

Crystal, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521530326 ISBN 13: 9780521530323

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

David Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as a global language explores the history, current status and potential of English as the international language of communication. This new edition of his classic work includes additional sections on the future of English as a world language, English on the Internet, and the possibility of an English "family" of languages. Footnotes, new tables, and a comprehensive bibliography reflect the expanded scope of the revised edition. An internationally renowned scholar in the field of language and linguistics, David Crystal received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language. He is the author of several books with Cambridge, including Language and the Internet (2001), Language Death (2000), English as a Global Language (1997), Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (1997), and Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (1995) as well as Words on Words (University of Chicago, 2000). First edition Hb (1997): 0-521-59247-X First edition Pb (1998): 0-521-62994-2

About this title

Book Description:

David Crystal, world authority on the English language, presents a lively and factual account of the rise of English as a global language and explores the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of English as the international language of communication. This new edition of his classic book contains extra sections (on subjects including the future of English as a world language, English on the Internet, and the possibility of an English 'family' of languages), footnotes, new tables, and a full bibliography. There are updates throughout.

Review:

"This is a fascinating and useful book....a fine introduction for a wide variety of potential users." Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521530326
• ISBN 13: 9780521530323
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228